South Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020

Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of South Carolina in May, 2020 was 9.2%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2020 were:

Horry: 13.9%
Marlboro: 12.9%
Union: 12.8%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2020 were:

Saluda: 5.5%
Hampton: 5.6%
Lexington: 6%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each South Carolina county for May, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of South Carolina's counties.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

South Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020 (%)

South Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020

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County	Unemployment Rate (%)
Abbeville	10.4
Aiken	7.5
Allendale	9.4
Anderson	9.5
Bamberg	9.8
Barnwell	8
Beaufort	8.7
Berkeley	8
Calhoun	7.8
Charleston	9.8
Cherokee	12
Chester	12.2
Chesterfield	7.7
Clarendon	8.3
Colleton	7.2
Darlington	8.1
Dillon	6.7
Dorchester	8.6
Edgefield	7.8
Fairfield	10.5
Florence	7
Georgetown	10.1
Greenville	9.3
Greenwood	8.4
Hampton	5.6
Horry	13.9
Jasper	7.1
Kershaw	7.2
Lancaster	9.7
Laurens	11.1
Lee	9.1
Lexington	6
McCormick	8.5
Marion	8.7
Marlboro	12.9
Newberry	6.2
Oconee	8.2
Orangeburg	11
Pickens	8.4
Richland	7.7
Saluda	5.5
Spartanburg	10.6
Sumter	8.6
Union	12.8
Williamsburg	9.7
York	9.1

South Carolina Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see South Carolina's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.

Historical Unemployment Rate of South Carolina's Counties

Use the following links to to see the historical unemployment rate for South Carolina's counties.