Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hilton Head Island fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 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 0.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hilton Head Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
South Carolina	12.4%	-0.4	+9.3
Hilton Head Island	11.5%	-0.4	+8.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 in May 2020 is at a new high of 10,403.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hilton Head Island	10,403	+59	+7,812

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
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.4%	11.5%	10,403
April 2020	14.7%	12.8%	11.9%	10,344
March 2020	4.4%	3.2%	2.4%	2,192
February 2020	3.5%	2.5%	2.2%	2,075
January 2020	3.6%	2.4%	2.2%	1,992
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.1%	1,936
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.1%	1,935
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.2%	1,956
September 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.2%	2,001
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	2.3%	2,082