Anderson Jobless Rate Drops to 5.9 Percent; S.C. 7.1 Percent

In November, Anderson County's unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low of 5.9 percent. Anderson County Council said continued economic develop efforts of the county's Economic Development Director Burriss Nelson and Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns. 

Burns said the additional job announcements would likely push that number even lower for December, even with seasonally adjusted numbers. Meanwhile, the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for November declined significantly to 7.1 percent from the October rate of 7.5 percent. 

The number of unemployed persons was 152,584, a decrease of approximately 10,230, and employed persons increased by 6,343 from October to November to a total of 2,000,756. The labor force was estimated at 2,153,340 people, reflecting a decline of 3,887. 

The early report of the Anderson County rate indicates a drop to 5.5 percent.

Since November 2012, the unemployment rate has decreased by 1.5 percent, and the estimated number of unemployed people has declined by 34,674. Over the same period, 19,991 people found work, and 14,683 people left the labor force. 

The national unemployment rate for November was estimated at 7.0 percent down from 7.3 percent in October. 

In November, the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate declined significantly to 7.1 percent from the October rate of 7.5 percent. The number of unemployed persons was 152,584, a decrease of approximately 10,230, and employed persons increased by 6,343 from October to November to a total of 2,000,756. The labor force was estimated at 2,153,340 people, reflecting a decline of 3,887.  Since November 2012, the unemployment rate has decreased by 1.5 percent, and the estimated number of unemployed people has declined by 34,674. Over the same period, 19,991 people found work, and 14,683 people left the labor force.  The national unemployment rate for November was estimated at 7.0 percent down from 7.3 percent in October.