Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Spartanburg fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Spartanburg peaked in January 2010 at 13.3% and is now 10.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Spartanburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
South Carolina	3.2%	0.0	-0.6
Spartanburg	2.8%	-0.1	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 June 2009 at 19,200. There are now 14,767 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Spartanburg	4,433	-280	-2,216

Number of Unemployed Persons

Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	2.8%	4,433
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	2.9%	4,713
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.2%	5,021
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.2%	5,040
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.2%	4,998
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	4,905
August 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	4,877
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	2.9%	4,637
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	2.9%	4,614
May 2018	3.8%	3.4%	2.9%	4,598
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.3%	5,243