CSV File
Data Table
Unemployment Rates by County 2012-2022
| County | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Number in Labor Force 2022 |
Number Employed 2022 | Number Unemployed 2022 |
| South Carolina | 4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6 | 4 | 3.2 | 2,374,983 | 2,297,930 | 77,053 |
| Abbeville | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 9,433 | 9,068 | 365 |
| Aiken | 3.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 73,032 | 70,726 | 2,306 |
| Allendale | 7.8 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 2,261 | 2,133 | 128 |
| Anderson | 3.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3 | 91,417 | 88,676 | 2,741 |
| Bamberg | 7.5 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4,523 | 4,275 | 248 |
| Barnwell | 6.5 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 7,483 | 7,134 | 349 |
| Beaufort | 3.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 76,398 | 73,997 | 2,401 |
| Berkeley | 3.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 109,632 | 106,270 | 3,362 |
| Calhoun | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 6,397 | 6,173 | 224 |
| Charleston | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 215,121 | 209,190 | 5,931 |
| Cherokee | 5.1 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 24,159 | 23,168 | 991 |
| Chester | 5.9 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7 | 6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 13,283 | 12,717 | 566 |
| Chesterfield | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 21,140 | 20,385 | 755 |
| Clarendon | 4.9 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 11,942 | 11,454 | 488 |
| Colleton | 4.4 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 15,773 | 15,221 | 552 |
| Darlington | 4.5 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 29,728 | 28,674 | 1,054 |
| Dillon | 5.8 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4 | 6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 12,773 | 12,187 | 586 |
| Dorchester | 3.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 79,480 | 77,174 | 2,306 |
| Edgefield | 3.4 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 10,237 | 9,902 | 335 |
| Fairfield | 5.8 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 9,204 | 8,771 | 433 |
| Florence | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 65,938 | 63,798 | 2,140 |
| Georgetown | 4.8 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 25,971 | 25,001 | 970 |
| Greenville | 3.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 259,853 | 252,567 | 7,286 |
| Greenwood | 4.5 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 29,633 | 28,542 | 1,091 |
| Hampton | 3.6 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 7,842 | 7,615 | 227 |
| Horry | 5.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 5 | 3.9 | 150,593 | 144,734 | 5,859 |
| Jasper | 3.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.5 | 5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 13,170 | 12,768 | 402 |
| Kershaw | 3.7 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 29,308 | 28,349 | 959 |
| Lancaster | 4.4 | 9.1 | 7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 43,389 | 41,829 | 1,560 |
| Laurens | 4.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 30,069 | 29,056 | 1,013 |
| Lee | 5.6 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 6,380 | 6,083 | 297 |
| Lexington | 3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 150,901 | 146,865 | 4,036 |
| McCormick | 4.8 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3,450 | 3,327 | 123 |
| Marion | 6.6 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 12,602 | 11,988 | 614 |
| Marlboro | 7.8 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 10 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 8,237 | 7,704 | 533 |
| Newberry | 3.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 19,056 | 18,528 | 528 |
| Oconee | 3.6 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 34,008 | 32,959 | 1,049 |
| Orangeburg | 7.1 | 12.1 | 11 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 5 | 32,653 | 31,008 | 1,645 |
| Pickens | 3.5 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 57,944 | 56,147 | 1,797 |
| Richland | 4.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 196,833 | 190,394 | 6,439 |
| Saluda | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 8,383 | 8,143 | 240 |
| Spartanburg | 4 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 154,045 | 149,194 | 4,851 |
| Sumter | 4.6 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 41,872 | 40,268 | 1,604 |
| Union | 6.5 | 11 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 11,188 | 10,661 | 527 |
| Williamsburg | 6.1 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 8 | 6 | 4.8 | 10,762 | 10,249 | 513 |
| York | 3.7 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 147,487 | 142,858 | 4,629 |
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Notes: Annually averaged unemployment rates by county. Rates shown are percentage in the labor force who are unemployed. Data are not seasonally adjusted and have been subject to revision from January 2010 forward.