Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Spartanburg fell 0.2 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Spartanburg peaked in January 2010 at 13.2% and is now 10.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Spartanburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
South Carolina	3.2%	-0.2	0.0
Spartanburg	2.9%	-0.2	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 19,154. There are now 14,414 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Spartanburg	4,740	-254	-118

Number of Unemployed Persons

Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	2.9%	4,740
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	4,994
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	5,140
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.2%	5,166
April 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.1%	5,003
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	4,877
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	4,779
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.0%	4,867
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.1%	4,914
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	4,919
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	4,918