The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.8 percent in December, according to the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce.
The national unemployment rate decreased to 4.4 percent, according to the Current Population survey.
The seasonally adjusted number of South Carolina workers increased to 2,489,407. That is a significant increase of 8,458 people over the November 2025 estimate, and an increase of 52,391 people over the December 2024 estimate.
The state’s estimated labor force (people working plus unemployed people looking for work) increased to 2,614,214 while the labor force participation rate increased to 58.1 percent.
That is a significant increase of 12,680 people over the November 2025 estimate and a significant increase of 64,561 individuals over the December 2024 estimate.
The estimate of unemployed people increased to 124,807. That is an increase of 4,222 people from the November estimate and an increase of 12,170 from the December 2024 estimate.
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