COUNTY, STATE, NATION SET NEW JOBLESS RATE RECORDS

County jobless rate 7.7%, SC 9%, US 14.7%

Posted 5/23/20

Lexington County's jobless rate reached 7.7% last month.

That's up from 2.4% in March and from 2.1% in April last year.

Richland County's rate reached 9%, up from 2.8% in …

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COUNTY, STATE, NATION SET NEW JOBLESS RATE RECORDS

County jobless rate 7.7%, SC 9%, US 14.7%

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Lexington County's jobless rate reached 7.7% last month.

That's up from 2.4% in March and from 2.1% in April last year.

Richland County's rate reached 9%, up from 2.8% in March and 2.5% in April last year.

South Carolina’s unemployment rate skyrocketed to a record 12.1% in April/

More than 250,000 people lost jobs in April from March.

This is the highest on record in the history of S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce data dating to 1976.

It is also the largest month-over-month jump on record.

The estimated number of residents working fell to 2,089,889 in April, a drop of 238,913 from March and a decrease of 203,982 people from April 2019.

Unemployment estimates increased to 288,022, a jump of 211,653 from the previous month and both the highest level on record and the largest month-over-month increase, according to DEW.

Nationally, unemployment soared to 14.7% in April from 4.4% in March.

That is the highest rate and largest month-over-month increase recorded in data dating to January 1948.

South Carolina’s estimated labor force of people working plus unemployed decreased to 2,377,911, down 27,260 from March.

The leisure and hospitality industry lost 125,300 jobs.

Professional and business services lost 40,700.

No state industry reported employment gains during the month, and none have gained jobs year-to-date.

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