CSV File
Data Table
| County | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Number in Labor Force 2021 | Number Employed 2021 | Number Unemployed 2021 |
| South Carolina Statewide |
4.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2,364,369 | 2,269,814 | 94,555 |
| Abbeville | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 9,621 | 9,184 | 437 |
| Aiken | 3.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 74,070 | 71,580 | 2,490 |
| Allendale | 7.8 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 2,445 | 2,255 | 190 |
| Anderson | 3.7 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 90,029 | 86,686 | 3,343 |
| Bamberg | 7.5 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 4,691 | 4,341 | 350 |
| Barnwell | 6.5 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7,572 | 7,079 | 493 |
| Beaufort | 3.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 76,131 | 73,502 | 2,629 |
| Berkeley | 3.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 107,149 | 103,265 | 3,884 |
| Calhoun | 4.5 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 6,411 | 6,122 | 289 |
| Charleston | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 210,944 | 203,337 | 7,607 |
| Cherokee | 5.1 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 24,817 | 23,561 | 1,256 |
| Chester | 5.9 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 13,279 | 12,490 | 789 |
| Chesterfield | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 21,543 | 20,570 | 973 |
| Clarendon | 4.9 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 12,307 | 11,701 | 606 |
| Colleton | 4.4 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 16,178 | 15,470 | 708 |
| Darlington | 4.5 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 29,869 | 28,521 | 1,348 |
| Dillon | 5.8 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 13,128 | 12,367 | 761 |
| Dorchester | 3.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 77,830 | 75,008 | 2,822 |
| Edgefield | 3.4 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 10,394 | 10,043 | 351 |
| Fairfield | 5.8 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 9,231 | 8,691 | 540 |
| Florence | 4.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 65,981 | 63,305 | 2,676 |
| Georgetown | 4.8 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 25,930 | 24,692 | 1,238 |
| Greenville | 3.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 255,544 | 246,829 | 8,715 |
| Greenwood | 4.5 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 30,333 | 28,958 | 1,375 |
| Hampton | 3.6 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 8,019 | 7,734 | 285 |
| Horry | 5.1 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 148,763 | 141,225 | 7,538 |
| Jasper | 3.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 13,121 | 12,675 | 446 |
| Kershaw | 3.7 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 29,168 | 28,084 | 1,084 |
| Lancaster | 4.4 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 42,926 | 41,056 | 1,870 |
| Laurens | 4.3 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 29,708 | 28,428 | 1,280 |
| Lee | 5.6 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 6,595 | 6,228 | 367 |
| Lexington | 3.0 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 149,900 | 145,337 | 4,563 |
| McCormick | 4.8 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 3,334 | 3,174 | 160 |
| Marion | 6.6 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 12,953 | 12,094 | 859 |
| Marlboro | 7.8 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 8,840 | 8,154 | 686 |
| Newberry | 3.3 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 19,262 | 18,628 | 634 |
| Oconee | 3.6 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 34,123 | 32,885 | 1,238 |
| Orangeburg | 7.1 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 33,801 | 31,406 | 2,395 |
| Pickens | 3.5 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 56,837 | 54,866 | 1,971 |
| Richland | 4.1 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 196,303 | 188,213 | 8,090 |
| Saluda | 3.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 8,409 | 8,145 | 264 |
| Spartanburg | 4.0 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 156,109 | 149,935 | 6,174 |
| Sumter | 4.6 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 42,665 | 40,705 | 1,960 |
| Union | 6.5 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 11,454 | 10,712 | 742 |
| Williamsburg | 6.1 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 11,170 | 10,487 | 683 |
| York | 3.7 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 145,482 | 140,086 | 5,396 |
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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.