October 2018 SC Unemployment Rates
South Carolina's Employment
Situation October 2018
Another record number of people working, unemployment
rate holding steady at 3.3 percent. The number of individuals working across
the state climbed higher in October, increasing by 3,430 people to a record
level of 2,231,027. Unemployment levels decreased by 521 to 76,220. The state's
labor force increased by 2,909 to a level of 2,307,247. The state's seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the month, remaining at a record
low of 3.3 percent. Since October of 2017, employment gains totaled 9,552, and
the labor force declined by 12,162. The level of unemployed declined by 21,714
people. Nationally, the unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 3.7
percent.
Unemployment Rates Ranked By County (unadjusted)
|
| Rank |
County |
October 2018 |
September
2018 |
October 2017 |
| 1 |
Bamberg |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
| 2 |
Orangeburg |
6.4 |
6.7 |
7.5 |
| 3 |
Marion |
5.8 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
| 4 |
Allendale |
5.6 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
| 5 |
Fairfield |
5.2 |
5.4 |
10.1 |
| 6 |
Williamsburg |
5.2 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
| 7 |
Marlboro |
5.0 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
| 8 |
Barnwell |
4.9 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
| 9 |
Dillon |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.6 |
| 10 |
Calhoun |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
| 11 |
Chester |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
| 12 |
Clarendon |
4.5 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
| 13 |
Lee |
4.4 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
| 14 |
Georgetown |
4.3 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
| 15 |
Abbeville |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
| 16 |
Darlington |
4.0 |
4.1 |
5.3 |
| 17 |
Horry |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
| 18 |
Sumter |
3.9 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
| 19 |
Union |
3.9 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
| 20 |
Colleton |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
| 21 |
Greenwood |
3.7 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
| 22 |
Cherokee |
3.6 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
| 23 |
Florence |
3.6 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
| 24 |
Lancaster |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.6 |
| 25 |
McCormick |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
| 26 |
Hampton |
3.4 |
3.4 |
4.3 |
| 27 |
Kershaw |
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
| 28 |
Laurens |
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
| 29 |
Edgefield |
3.3 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
| 30 |
Richland |
3.3 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
| 31 |
Aiken |
3.2 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
| 32 |
Chesterfield |
3.2 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
| 33 |
Oconee |
3.2 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
| 34 |
Pickens |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| 35 |
Anderson |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
| 36 |
Beaufort |
3.1 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
| 37 |
Newberry |
3.1 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
| 38 |
Saluda |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
| 39 |
Jasper |
3.0 |
208 |
3.6 |
| 40 |
Spartanburg |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
| 41 |
York |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
| 42 |
Berkeley |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
| 43 |
Dorchester |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
| 44 |
Greenville |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
| 45 |
Lexington |
2.8 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
| 46 |
Charleston |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
Source: www.sces.org, December
2018 |
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