April 2013 SC Unemployment Rates
South Carolina's Employment
Situation April 2013
Unemployment rate drops to lowest in five
years
The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell
significantly in April to 8.0 percent from March's 8.4 percent estimate. This
is the lowest rate since October 2008 and represents the largest month-to-month
decrease since May 1987.
The number of employed people increased by
2,935 from March to April to 1,995,078. This is the tenth consecutive monthly
increase in people finding work across the state. The estimated number of
unemployed persons was 174,352. Nationally, the unemployment rate declined
slightly to 7.5 percent.
Unemployment Rates Ranked By County (unadjusted)
|
| Rank |
County |
Apr 2013 |
Mar 2013 |
April
2012 |
| 1 |
Marion |
15.0 |
16.1 |
17.6 |
| 2 |
Allendale |
13.9 |
14.7 |
15.9 |
| 3 |
Marlboro |
13.0 |
13.8 |
17.2 |
| 4 |
Bamberg |
12.6 |
13.5 |
14.3 |
| 5 |
Barnwell |
12.4 |
13.4 |
14.1 |
| 6 |
Union |
12.1 |
12.8 |
13.6 |
| 7 |
Dillon |
11.6 |
12.3 |
14.1 |
| 8 |
Orangeburg |
11.3 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
| 9 |
Chester |
11.2 |
12.2 |
13.1 |
| 10 |
Clarendon |
11.1 |
11.9 |
13.6 |
| 11 |
Williamsburg |
11.0 |
11.1 |
12.7 |
| 12 |
McCormick |
10.8 |
11.3 |
12.2 |
| 13 |
Hampton |
10.1 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
| 14 |
Chesterfield |
9.8 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
| 15 |
Cherokee |
9.7 |
10.3 |
11.1 |
| 16 |
Lancaster |
9.6 |
10.2 |
11.2 |
| |
Lee |
9.6 |
10.2 |
12.0 |
| 18 |
Colleton |
9.5 |
10.3 |
11.2 |
| 19 |
Fairfield |
9.4 |
10.1 |
12.5 |
| 20 |
Calhoun |
9.3 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
| 21 |
Abbeville |
8.9 |
9.5 |
9.2 |
| |
York |
8.9 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
| 23 |
Greenwood |
8.8 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
| 24 |
Darlington |
8.7 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
| 25 |
Florence |
8.4 |
8.7 |
9.8 |
| |
Sumter |
8.4 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
| 27 |
Horry |
8.1 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
| 28 |
Georgetown |
8.0 |
8.7 |
9.5 |
| 29 |
Oconee |
7.4 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
| 30 |
Edgefield |
7.3 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
| |
Spartanburg |
7.3 |
7.7 |
8.5 |
| 32 |
Laurens |
7.2 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
| 33 |
Richland |
7.0 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
| 34 |
Newberry |
6.9 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
| 35 |
Aiken |
6.8 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
| |
Anderson |
6.8 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
| 37 |
Jasper |
6.7 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
| 38 |
Saluda |
6.4 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
| 39 |
Berkeley |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
| 40 |
Kershaw |
6.2 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
| |
Pickens |
6.2 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
| 42 |
Beaufort |
6.1 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
| |
Dorchester |
6.1 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
| 44 |
Charleston |
5.8 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
| |
Greenville |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
| 46 |
Lexington |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
Source: www.sces.org, May 17,
2013 |
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