Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sumter rose 0.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Sumter peaked in February 2010 at 12.7% and is now 7.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in September 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.3 percentage points. You can also compare Sumter unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| South Carolina | 4.4% | +0.2 | +2.0 |
| Sumter | 5.2% | +0.3 | +2.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Sumter, South Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Sumter, South Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Sumter peaked in June 2009 at 5,665. There are now 3,511 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,265 in November 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 889. Sumter employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sumter, South Carolina) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 2,154 | -3 | +889 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
South Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Sumter Unemployment Rate |
Sumter Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 4.6% | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 2,154 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 2,157 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 2,723 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 3,337 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 4,405 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 3,826 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.4% | 11.4% | 5,154 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 12.8% | 11.3% | 5,109 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 1,450 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 1,361 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1,304 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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