Unemployment 13.1 in Darlington

South Carolina’s unemployment rate soared to 10.4% in January, the State Employment Security Commission reported today. January’s figure was the highest since April 1983 when the rate reached 10.7%. The state’s labor force was estimated at 2,188,441 in January while the number of unemployed climbed to record high of 227,986. The national jobless rate rose to 7.6% in January from a 7.2% rate in December.

Darlington County's unemployment for January was 13.1 percent. The highest rates in the state were in Allendale (23.4%) and Marion (22.4%) counties.