At 12.1%, SC is fifth in the nation behind MI (15.1%), NV (13.0%), RI (12.9%), and CA (12.5%).
Harvest Hope serves five of the top ten counties in South Carolina suffering from unemployment (Chester, Marlboro, Marion, Orangeburg, and Dillon).
Average unemployment in these five counties = 19.84%.
Four of the five are from the Pee Dee region.
The average unemployment rate for the 20 counties served by Harvest Hope is 15.33%.
- Columbia Region = 13.91%
- Pee Dee Region = 16.74%
- Greenville Region = 11.35%
