South Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 9.4 percent in June from 9.1 percent in May.

This is the second consecutive rise in the rate.

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce says the climb in the rate was "fueled by an increasing number of unemployed people (up 6,618 in June to 202,918) and a decrease in people who were employed (down 9,391 to 1,947,936). The decline in employment can be attributed to a fall in full-time jobs with schools out for the summer. The overall labor force moved downward slightly by 2,773 people to 2,150,854."

The national unemployment rate in June was 8.2 percent.