Berkeley Co. Unemployment Falls in July

Unemployment numbers decreased in Berkeley County as there were only 50 less jobseekers in the workforce and about 500 more people employed in July, according to the latest numbers released by the S.C. Department of Employment Workforce. 

The unemployment rate in Berkeley County is 7.0 percent in July. It was 7.6 percent in June. 

The rate is more promising than the statewide rate, which remained unchanged at 8.1 percent from June. Over the year, the statewide rate has dropped by more than a full percentage point. There were 174,267 unemployed South Carolinians in July and an estimated total labor force of 2,161,966. The number of employed South Carolinians slid to 1,987,699, decreasing by 4,084 since June. 

Nationally, the unemployment rate declined to 7.4 percent from June’s estimate of 7.6 percent.