Anderson County Jobless Rate Up Again in August

In August, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.1 percent. The unemployment rate has shown little movement since April, fluctuating between 8.0 and 8.1 percent.

In Anderson County, the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 7.8 percent. 

Unemployed persons statewide totaled 175,602 in August, an increase of 1,165. The number of employed fell 1,526 over-the-month to 1,986,209. There was a small decline in the labor force (-361) to 2,161,811 people.

Nationally, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent from July’s estimate of 7.4 percent. 

County by County results here