BERKELEY COUNTY, SC..–According to the latest data from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Berkeley County’s unemployment rate in September 2016 has dropped to 4.5%, down from 5.3% in September 2015 and from 6.3% in January 2015.
In the past year, Berkeley County’s employment has increased by nearly 3,700 people – from 87,500 in September 2015 to 91,174 in September 2016.
“Berkeley County is open for business, and Berkeley County means business,” said Berkeley County Supervisor Bill Peagler. “With the lowest county government tax millage rate in the state, close proximity to two major interstates and the Port of Charleston, available land and building space, and a county government committed to recruiting and supporting business – this significant drop in our unemployment rate comes as no surprise. We will continue to recruit jobs to Berkeley County, so our residents have the opportunity to both live and work here.”
South Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 4.9 percent in September from 5.1 percent in August. The state’s unemployment rate also dropped below the national rate for the first time since April 2014.
Nationally, the unemployment rate increased from 4.9 in August to 5 percent in September.
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