Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sumter fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Sumter peaked in February 2010 at 12.7% and is now 9.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sumter 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
Sumter	3.7%	-0.1	-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: 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 4,018 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,629 in February 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 18. Sumter employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sumter, South Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sumter	1,647	-87	-17

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Sumter Unemployment Rate	Sumter Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.7%	1,647
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.8%	1,734
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.0%	1,780
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	4.0%	1,779
April 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.9%	1,725
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.8%	1,677
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.7%	1,629
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.7%	1,645
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.7%	1,657
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.7%	1,654
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.7%	1,651