Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Spartanburg rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Spartanburg peaked in January 2010 at 13.3% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Spartanburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
South Carolina	3.3%	0.0	-0.9
Spartanburg	3.2%	+0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 14,203 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,598 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 399.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Spartanburg	4,997	+92	-1,438

Number of Unemployed Persons

Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployment Rate	Spartanburg Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.2%	4,997
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.1%	4,905
August 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.1%	4,877
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	2.9%	4,637
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	2.9%	4,614
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	2.9%	4,598
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.3%	5,243
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.0%	6,453
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.2%	6,649
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	4.4%	6,940
December 2017	4.1%	4.2%	4.1%	6,567