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South Carolina’s Employment Situation - August 2010
Released: September 21, 2010
S.C. Unemployment Rate Increases to 11.0%
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, in partnership with the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, reported today that South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 11.0%
in August from a revised rate of 10.7% in July. This is an increase of 0.3 of a percentage point from July’s
revised rate, and 1.1 percentage points below the August 2009 rate. Over the month, the number of
employed persons decreased 1,716 (-0.1%), and the number of unemployed rose by 6,345 (2.76%). This
resulted in an increase in the labor force (employed + unemployed) of 4,629 to 2,147,429. This is the first
rise in the labor force since March of 2010.
Nationally, the August unemployment rate rose from 9.5% to 9.6%. The national labor force also grew in
August by 550,000, with movements upward in employment (+290,000) and unemployment (+261,000).
The monthly establishment survey in South Carolina showed growth of 20,100 nonagricultural jobs in
August. The Government sector (+22,300) accounted for most of the growth as state and local school
staff began to return from summer break, reflecting a normal seasonal pattern. The private sector declined
by 2,200 jobs in August. Private sector losses were recorded in Professional and Business Services
(-3,800) and Leisure and Hospitality (-3,300). Private sector gains were noted in Wholesale Trade (+800),
Retail Trade (+500), Construction (+600), and Manufacturing (+700). Increases were also noted in
Education and Health Services (+1,500), and Health Care and Social Assistance (1,800). The overall job
count was 12,600 above the year-ago level.
“Despite high unemployment, we still have lots of jobs available statewide,” said John L. Finan,
Executive Director of the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce. “During the month of
August, South Carolina had over 116,000 jobs available around the state. Of these, there were 29,188 job
openings in the Columbia metropolitan area alone, a little over 24,000 in the Greenville-Spartanburg area
and about 19,000 in Charleston. Our main goal here at SCDEW is to match these jobs with qualified
jobseekers as quickly and effectively as possible.”
Department of Employment and Workforce John T. Halley, Executive Director
S. C.S. C. Employment Security Commission Roosevelt L. Finan, Executive Director
737-2617 -2617
P. O. Box 995, Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 737
WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT
August -2010
August July August Net Change From
Industry 2010 2010 2009 Month Year
Ago Ago
Total Nonag. Employment 1,828,500 1,808,400 1,815,900 20,100 12,600
Natural Resources and Mining 4,400 4,400 4,200 0 200
Construction 80,400 79,800 84,700 600 -4,300
Manufacturing 210,900 210,200 209,600 700 1,300
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 347,800 345,800 349,200 2,000 -1,400
Information 27,700 28,100 27,600 -400 100
Financial Activities 104,700 103,300 102,600 1,400 2,100
Professional and Business Services 211,200 215,000 201,700 -3,800 9,500
Educational and Health Services 208,900 207,400 206,500 1,500 2,400
Leisure and Hospitality 217,200 220,500 221,800 -3,300 -4,600
Government 344,200 321,900 338,500 22,300 5,700
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES RANKED BY COUNTY
Unemployment Rate
August July
Rank 2010 2010 Change
1 Marion 19.8 19.6 0.2
2 Allendale 19.5 19.0 0.5
3 Marlboro 18.5 19.6 -1.1
4 Union 18.4 17.9 0.5
5 Chester 17.9 17.7 0.2
6 Barnwell 17.5 16.7 0.8
7 Bamberg 16.9 16.3 0.6
8 Lancaster 16.2 16.0 0.2
Orangeburg 16.2 15.7 0.5
10 Clarendon 15.5 14.7 0.8
Dillon 15.5 15.4 0.1
McCormick 15.5 15.0 0.5
13 York 15.4 15.6 -0.2
14 Chesterfield 14.9 15.2 -0.3
15 Williamsburg 14.8 14.2 0.6
16 Cherokee 14.6 14.6 0.0
17 Hampton 14.5 14.0 0.5
Lee 14.5 14.3 0.2
19 Abbeville 13.8 13.1 0.7
20 Colleton 13.4 13.0 0.4
Fairfield 13.4 13.2 0.2
22 Darlington 13.3 13.3 0.0
23 Sumter 13.2 13.1 0.1
24 Greenwood 12.6 12.0 0.6
25 Laurens 12.3 12.3 0.0
26 Calhoun 12.1 11.4 0.7
27 Oconee 12.0 11.9 0.1
Spartanburg 12.0 11.7 0.3
29 Anderson 11.7 11.4 0.3
Georgetown 11.7 11.2 0.5
31 Florence 11.6 11.4 0.2
32 Newberry 11.5 11.0 0.5
33 Kershaw 11.1 10.5 0.6
34 Berkeley 10.8 10.1 0.7
Pickens 10.8 10.2 0.6
36 Richland 10.6 9.9 0.7
37 Horry 10.5 10.0 0.5
38 Edgefield 10.3 9.6 0.7
39 Jasper 10.2 10.5 -0.3
40 Greenville 9.9 9.4 0.5
41 Charleston 9.8 9.2 0.6
Dorchester 9.8 8.9 0.9
43 Saluda 9.5 9.0 0.5
44 Beaufort 9.1 8.6 0.5
45 Aiken 8.6 8.3 0.3
Lexington 8.6 8.2 0.4
LABOR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT BY LABOR MARKET AREA
August-10
LABOR FORCE UNEMPLOYMENT % OF LABOR FORCE
August July August August July August August July August
AREA: 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010 2009
ABBEVILLE 11,039 11,011 11,407 1,518 1,442 1,783 13.8 13.1 15.6
AIKEN 76,520 77,010 77,242 6,591 6,392 7,924 8.6 8.3 10.3
ALLENDALE 3,382 3,386 3,469 660 644 738 19.5 19.0 21.3
ANDERSON MSA 83,759 82,860 86,233 9,834 9,443 11,276 11.7 11.4 13.1
BAMBERG 6,529 6,556 6,576 1,102 1,066 1,114 16.9 16.3 16.9
BARNWELL 9,317 9,313 9,450 1,630 1,555 1,723 17.5 16.7 18.2
BEAUFORT 65,956 66,151 66,668 6,008 5,664 5,911 9.1 8.6 8.9
BERKELEY 82,737 82,894 81,959 8,923 8,348 9,116 10.8 10.1 11.1
CALHOUN 6,860 6,828 6,954 831 779 899 12.1 11.4 12.9
CHARLESTON 180,169 180,811 177,732 17,657 16,687 17,357 9.8 9.2 9.8
CHEROKEE 25,160 25,226 25,992 3,663 3,690 4,259 14.6 14.6 16.4
CHESTER 15,288 15,202 15,980 2,739 2,693 3,367 17.9 17.7 21.1
CHESTERFIELD 18,839 18,904 19,438 2,802 2,882 3,303 14.9 15.2 17.0
CLARENDON 12,990 12,883 13,140 2,007 1,891 2,045 15.5 14.7 15.6
COLLETON 17,630 17,683 17,779 2,370 2,298 2,439 13.4 13.0 13.7
DARLINGTON 31,962 31,211 32,188 4,252 4,166 4,503 13.3 13.3 14.0
DILLON 14,208 14,277 14,379 2,201 2,194 2,280 15.5 15.4 15.9
DORCHESTER 65,433 65,397 65,220 6,417 5,796 6,980 9.8 8.9 10.7
EDGEFIELD 11,276 11,298 11,306 1,161 1,084 1,280 10.3 9.6 11.3
FAIRFIELD 11,147 11,162 11,262 1,491 1,474 1,565 13.4 13.2 13.9
FLORENCE 64,323 62,648 64,661 7,466 7,155 7,856 11.6 11.4 12.1
GEORGETOWN 31,582 31,745 31,697 3,689 3,566 3,747 11.7 11.2 11.8
GREENVILLE 220,194 219,755 223,696 21,815 20,721 24,042 9.9 9.4 10.7
GREENWOOD 31,200 31,261 31,840 3,932 3,752 4,254 12.6 12.0 13.4
HAMPTON 8,030 8,047 8,152 1,165 1,129 1,239 14.5 14.0 15.2
HORRY/MYR BCH MSA 139,138 141,699 135,434 14,668 14,199 14,539 10.5 10.0 10.7
JASPER 10,445 10,572 10,622 1,062 1,105 1,113 10.2 10.5 10.5
KERSHAW 30,181 30,079 30,349 3,345 3,156 3,399 11.1 10.5 11.2
LANCASTER 30,192 30,091 30,988 4,890 4,817 5,512 16.2 16.0 17.8
LAURENS 32,560 32,672 33,106 3,990 4,008 4,352 12.3 12.3 13.1
LEE 8,543 8,535 8,661 1,237 1,222 1,333 14.5 14.3 15.4
LEXINGTON 133,254 133,050 134,008 11,491 10,891 11,728 8.6 8.2 8.8
MARION 13,366 13,390 13,511 2,646 2,629 2,796 19.8 19.6 20.7
MARLBORO 11,985 12,175 12,421 2,214 2,383 2,456 18.5 19.6 19.8
McCORMICK 3,404 3,423 3,467 527 512 576 15.5 15.0 16.6
NEWBERRY 18,389 18,385 18,624 2,113 2,021 2,255 11.5 11.0 12.1
OCONEE 31,125 31,298 32,186 3,736 3,734 4,525 12.0 11.9 14.1
ORANGEBURG 42,105 42,327 42,585 6,823 6,660 7,105 16.2 15.7 16.7
PICKENS 57,422 57,262 58,245 6,182 5,853 6,676 10.8 10.2 11.5
RICHLAND 182,887 182,077 183,211 19,343 18,000 18,972 10.6 9.9 10.4
SALUDA 8,950 8,936 9,071 847 807 934 9.5 9.0 10.3
SPARTANBURG MSA 135,260 132,653 137,413 16,241 15,586 18,001 12.0 11.7 13.1
SUMTER MSA 43,561 43,181 44,536 5,752 5,645 5,961 13.2 13.1 13.4
UNION 12,003 11,941 12,455 2,203 2,139 2,590 18.4 17.9 20.8
WILLIAMSBURG 16,263 16,228 16,349 2,399 2,307 2,461 14.8 14.2 15.1
YORK 113,150 111,203 111,179 17,369 17,303 15,014 15.4 15.6 13.5
Multi County MSAs
CHAS MSA 328,340 329,103 324,910 32,997 30,831 33,452 10.0 9.4 10.3
COLA MSA 373,279 372,131 374,855 37,349 35,106 37,497 10.0 9.4 10.0
FLORENCE MSA 96,285 93,859 96,849 11,718 11,321 12,359 12.2 12.1 12.8
GRNV MSA 310,175 309,689 315,047 31,987 30,582 35,070 10.3 9.9 11.1
South Carolina* 2,147.4 2,142.8 2,178.3 236.6 230.3 263.2 11.0 10.7 12.1
* Seasonally Adjusted
