Unemployed people in South Carolina

as of September, 2021:

98,170

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Labor Force

2,405,257

Employment

2,307,087

Employment-Population Ratio

54.9%

Labor Force Participation Rate

57.2%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Abbeville 9,321 377 3.9 9,698
Aiken 72,552 2,002 2.7 74,554
Allendale 2,267 161 6.6 2,428
Anderson 88,717 2,608 2.9 91,325
Bamberg 4,174 302 6.7 4,476
Barnwell 7,142 424 5.6 7,566
Beaufort 76,995 2,072 2.6 79,067
Berkeley 102,752 3,087 2.9 105,839
Calhoun 6,322 266 4.0 6,588
Charleston 206,331 6,082 2.9 212,413
Cherokee 23,805 1,024 4.1 24,829
Chester 12,830 683 5.1 13,513
Chesterfield 20,632 874 4.1 21,506
Clarendon 12,128 498 3.9 12,626
Colleton 15,647 557 3.4 16,204
Darlington 29,085 1,124 3.7 30,209
Dillon 12,662 682 5.1 13,344
Dorchester 75,917 2,286 2.9 78,203
Edgefield 10,344 274 2.6 10,618
Fairfield 9,095 473 4.9 9,568
Florence 64,895 2,223 3.3 67,118
Georgetown 24,562 1,006 3.9 25,568
Greenville 250,596 7,139 2.8 257,735
Greenwood 29,087 1,161 3.8 30,248
Hampton 7,950 237 2.9 8,187
Horry 143,232 5,925 4.0 149,157
Jasper 12,863 331 2.5 13,194
Kershaw 28,615 901 3.1 29,516
Lancaster 40,971 1,644 3.9 42,615
Laurens 29,177 1,042 3.4 30,219
Lee 6,353 322 4.8 6,675
Lexington 147,662 3,729 2.5 151,391
Marion 12,493 749 5.7 13,242
Marlboro 8,421 648 7.1 9,069
McCormick 3,118 133 4.1 3,251
Newberry 18,935 504 2.6 19,439
Oconee 33,272 978 2.9 34,250
Orangeburg 30,849 2,198 6.7 33,047
Pickens 56,186 1,571 2.7 57,757
Richland 193,089 6,711 3.4 199,800
Saluda 8,436 203 2.3 8,639
Spartanburg 155,310 5,068 3.2 160,378
Sumter 41,543 1,643 3.8 43,186
Union 11,454 653 5.4 12,107
Williamsburg 10,557 578 5.2 11,135
York 139,984 4,644 3.2 144,628