Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hilton Head Island rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2021 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Hilton Head Island peaked in April 2020 at 11.9% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Hilton Head Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| South Carolina | 5.2% | -0.1 | +2.4 |
| Hilton Head Island | 3.9% | +0.2 | +1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Hilton Head Island peaked in May 2020 at 10,391. There are now 6,891 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,136 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 364.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Head Island | 3,500 | +164 | +1,425 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
South Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Hilton Head Island Unemployment Rate |
Hilton Head Island Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 3,500 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 3,336 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 3,214 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 3,142 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.4% | 3.4% | 3,136 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 3,711 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4,852 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 6,836 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 7.7% | 7.4% | 6,901 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 10,391 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 10,344 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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