Anderson County's unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent for July, with 86,628 of the county's 89,716 workforce employed. Statewide, the jobless rate fell to 3.6 percent.
“The numbers reflect a fairly consistent statewide trend that is typical for end-of-summer labor force activity,” said Steve Newton, Governmental Affairs Director for the Anderson County Administrator’s Office.
The number of individuals working across the state increased by 1,651 people to 2,227,624, setting a new record level.
The state’s labor force declined by 3,115 to 2,309,954 people, the changes in the labor force drove the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down to 3.6 percent from June’s estimate of 3.8 percent.
Nationally, the unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.9 percent from June’s rate of 4.0 percent.