Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sumter fell 0.9 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Sumter peaked in February 2010 at 12.8% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sumter unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
South Carolina	4.2%	-0.2	-0.1
Sumter	4.5%	-0.9	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sumter, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sumter, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sumter peaked in February 2010 at 5,699. There are now 3,752 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sumter employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sumter, South Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sumter	1,947	-423	-381

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Sumter Unemployment Rate	Sumter Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.5%	1,947
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	5.4%	2,370
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	5.4%	2,399
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	5.5%	2,444
December 2017	4.1%	4.2%	5.1%	2,269
November 2017	4.1%	4.2%	5.1%	2,269
October 2017	4.1%	4.2%	5.2%	2,273
September 2017	4.2%	4.2%	5.3%	2,327
August 2017	4.4%	4.2%	5.4%	2,368
July 2017	4.3%	4.2%	5.2%	2,302
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	5.1%	2,248