County Jobless Rate Drops to 3.8 Percent for March
Friday, April 21, 2017 at 3:49PM
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Anderson County saw the jobless rate fall to 3.8 percent in March, while South Carolina's unemployment rate has remained unchanged as the number of people working in the state has risen.

“Anderson County added around 550 jobs in the last month more than 1,300 over the past 12 months, which I’m very happy to see," said Anderson County Council Chairman Tommy Dunn. "But no matter how good things may be now, we will continue to seek and recruit economic development opportunities to ensure we remain in good shape regardless of what economic conditions may arise in the future.”

The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that South Carolina's unemployment rate in February was 4.4 percent, the same as Februay. Employment went up more than 10,000, to more than 2.2. million people.

In Anderson County, the rate fell to 3.8 percent, down from 4.2 percent in February. With a workforce of 89,980, 86,582 were employed in Feburary, leaving 3,398 unemployed. 

The number of people working went up by more than 9,500 in March, to a high of more than 2.2 million people. The biggest month-to-month job gains happened in trade, transportation and utilities and education and health services.

South Carolina's labor force also went up by nearly 10,000, to more than 2.3 million.

The 3.8% unemployment rate puts Anderson County tied with Spartanburg and Saluda counties for 9th lowest among counties in South Carolina.


The March 2017 Employment Situation report for all South Carolina counties can be accessed at the following link--https://dew.sc.gov/news-details-page/2017/04/21/south-carolina's-employment-situation-for-march-2017

Nationally, unemployment continued to fall, sliding from 4.7 percent in February to 4.5 percent last month.

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