Number of South Carolinians with jobs also sets a record
South Carolina’s unemployment rate saw its largest one-month decline in more than three decades in August.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percent to 6 percent in August – the largest month-to-month decline since 1983.
Greenville County’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in August, down from 5.4 percent in July. Spartanburg, Oconee, Pickens and Oconee counties each had 0.4 percent decreases.
Unemployment fell in every South Carolina county except Georgetown.
Statewide, an additional 2,700 people were unemployed in August, bringing the total to nearly 2,114,000 people. The state workforce has grown by nearly 52,000 workers in the last year.
But unemployment in South Carolina and the Upstate counties was still higher than the national rate of 5.1 percent.
For the detailed report, go to bit.ly/SC-DEW-August.
