Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Spartanburg fell 0.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Spartanburg peaked in April 2020 at 15.5% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Spartanburg 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
Spartanburg	14.7%	-0.8	+11.9

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: Spartanburg, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Spartanburg peaked in April 2020 at 26,856. There are now 1,420 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Spartanburg	25,436	-1,420	+20,873

Number of Unemployed Persons

Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.4%	14.7%	25,436
April 2020	14.7%	12.8%	15.5%	26,856
March 2020	4.4%	3.2%	2.6%	4,246
February 2020	3.5%	2.5%	2.4%	3,986
January 2020	3.6%	2.4%	2.3%	3,832
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.3%	3,783
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.3%	3,752
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.3%	3,757
September 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.3%	3,791
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	2.3%	3,878