June SC Unemployment Rates
State Unemployment Drops, But
Economy Still Struggles Information provided as a service by EASC
South Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 %
in June after reaching a year-to-date high of 6.5% in May, the State Employment
Security Commission reported today. The state's labor force totaled 2,143,200
down 7,600 from the May level. The number of unemployed in the state declined
7,000 to 132,200 in June. The national unemployment rate held steady at 5.5% in
June.
Unemployment Rates Ranked By County (unadjusted)
|
| Rank |
County |
June |
May |
Change |
| 1 |
Allendale |
14.6 |
14.3 |
0.3 |
| 2 |
Marion |
12.2 |
12.0 |
0.2 |
| 3 |
Union |
11.3 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
| 4 |
Bamberg |
10.9 |
10.3 |
0.6 |
| 5 |
Chester |
10.8 |
11.0 |
-0.2 |
|
Marlboro |
10.8 |
10.8 |
0.0 |
| 7 |
Fairfield |
10.6 |
10.5 |
0.1 |
| 8 |
Orangeburg |
10.3 |
8.9 |
1.4 |
| 9 |
Barnwell |
10.1 |
9.8 |
0.3 |
|
Lancaster |
10.1 |
10.2 |
-0.1 |
| 11 |
McCormick |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
| 12 |
Dillon |
9.7 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
|
Williamsburg |
9.7 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
| 14 |
Lee |
9.4 |
9.1 |
0.3 |
| 15 |
Clarendon |
9.2 |
9.2 |
0.0 |
| 16 |
Hampton |
8.5 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
| 17 |
Cherokee |
8.3 |
8.1 |
0.2 |
|
Chesterfield |
8.3 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
| 19 |
Darlington |
8.2 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
| 20 |
Abbeville |
8.0 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
| 21 |
Sumter |
7.9 |
7.8 |
0.1 |
| 22 |
Colleton |
7.8 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
| 23 |
Newberry |
7.3 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
| 24 |
Calhoun |
7.1 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
|
Greenwood |
7.1 |
6.9 |
0.2 |
| 26 |
Spartanburg |
7.0 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
| 27 |
Georgetown |
6.9 |
6.7 |
0.2 |
|
Oconee |
6.9 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
| 29 |
Florence |
6.7 |
6.3 |
0.4 |
| 30 |
Anderson |
6.6 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
| 31 |
Laurens |
6.5 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
| 32 |
York |
6.4 |
6.7 |
-0.3 |
| 33 |
Kershaw |
6.3 |
6.2 |
0.1 |
| 34 |
Edgefield |
6.2 |
6.2 |
0.0 |
| 35 |
Richland |
6.1 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
| 36 |
Berkeley |
6.0 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
| 37 |
Pickens |
5.9 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
| 38 |
Jasper |
5.7 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
| 39 |
Horry |
5.6 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
| 40 |
Aiken |
5.4 |
5.2 |
0.2 |
| 41 |
Dorchester |
5.3 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
|
Saluda |
5.3 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
| 43 |
Charleston |
5.2 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
|
Greenville |
5.2 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
| 45 |
Beaufort |
5.1 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
| 46 |
Lexington |
4.7 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
|
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