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Unemployed people in Greenville, SC

Unemployed people in Greenville, SC was 1,627 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,627
Change on 2024+8%
Rank6th of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high2,7002009
Series low8152019

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Unemployed people in Greenville, SC, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,455 persons1991: 1,909 persons1992: 2,133 persons1993: 2,056 persons1994: 1,576 persons1995: 1,033 persons1996: 1,269 persons1997: 985 persons1998: 822 persons1999: 977 persons2000: 991 persons2001: 1,372 persons2002: 1,808 persons2003: 2,029 persons2004: 2,261 persons2005: 2,131 persons2006: 1,610 persons2007: 1,462 persons2008: 1,734 persons2009: 2,700 persons2010: 2,661 persons2011: 2,474 persons2012: 2,112 persons2013: 1,718 persons2014: 1,518 persons2015: 1,626 persons2016: 1,408 persons2017: 1,215 persons2018: 983 persons2019: 815 persons2020: 2,026 persons2021: 1,256 persons2022: 1,048 persons2023: 1,038 persons2024: 1,507 persons2025: 1,627 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 1,455 persons1991: 1,909 persons1992: 2,133 persons1993: 2,056 persons1994: 1,576 persons1995: 1,033 persons1996: 1,269 persons1997: 985 persons1998: 822 persons1999: 977 persons2000: 991 persons2001: 1,372 persons2002: 1,808 persons2003: 2,029 persons2004: 2,261 persons2005: 2,131 persons2006: 1,610 persons2007: 1,462 persons2008: 1,734 persons2009: 2,700 persons2010: 2,661 persons2011: 2,474 persons2012: 2,112 persons2013: 1,718 persons2014: 1,518 persons2015: 1,626 persons2016: 1,408 persons2017: 1,215 persons2018: 983 persons2019: 815 persons2020: 2,026 persons2021: 1,256 persons2022: 1,048 persons2023: 1,038 persons2024: 1,507 persons2025: 1,627 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,627
20241,507
20231,038
20221,048
20211,256
20202,026
2019815
2018983
20171,215
20161,408
20151,626
20141,518
20131,718
20122,112
20112,474
20102,661
20092,700
20081,734
20071,462
20061,610
20052,131
20042,261
20032,029
20021,808
20011,372
2000991
1999977
1998822
1997985
19961,269
19951,033
19941,576
19932,056
19922,133
19911,909
19901,455

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Greenville, SC, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Greenville, SC, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/greenville-sc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Greenville, SC, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/greenville-sc.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Greenville, SC, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/greenville-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Greenville, SC?

Unemployed people in Greenville, SC was 1,627 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Greenville, SC?

2,700 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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