Counties with the highest unemployment rate in South Carolina

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November 15, 2022
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in South Carolina

Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as bandy around the idea of a by 2023. The last economic recession鈥攖he Great Recession of 2008-2010鈥攕ent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.

As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate , ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.

To that end, compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in South Carolina using data from the . Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.

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#46. Charleston County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 217,108 (5,464 unemployed)

#45. Hampton County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 7,929 (198 unemployed)

#44. Lexington County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 149,435 (3,708 unemployed)

#43. Newberry County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 19,028 (478 unemployed)

#42. Greenville County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 259,168 (6,739 unemployed)
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#41. Jasper County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.1%
- Total labor force: 13,172 (353 unemployed)

#40. Saluda County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.7%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 8,335 (226 unemployed)

#39. Anderson County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 91,184 (2,545 unemployed)

#38. Beaufort County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 76,117 (2,158 unemployed)

#37. Dorchester County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 80,212 (2,210 unemployed)
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#36. Oconee County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.1%
- Total labor force: 33,985 (958 unemployed)

#35. Pickens County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 57,763 (1,617 unemployed)

#34. Spartanburg County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 157,044 (4,451 unemployed)

#33. Aiken County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 73,249 (2,125 unemployed)

#32. Berkeley County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 110,613 (3,225 unemployed)
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#31. York County

- Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 149,323 (4,375 unemployed)

#30. Florence County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 64,313 (2,014 unemployed)

#29. Kershaw County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: 0.0%
- Total labor force: 29,036 (904 unemployed)

#28. Laurens County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 29,999 (935 unemployed)

#27. Richland County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 194,700 (6,006 unemployed)
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#26. Colleton County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 15,820 (510 unemployed)

#25. Edgefield County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: +0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 10,311 (337 unemployed)

#24. Calhoun County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 6,352 (219 unemployed)

#23. Chesterfield County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 21,249 (730 unemployed)

#22. Darlington County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 28,956 (974 unemployed)
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#21. Georgetown County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 25,892 (868 unemployed)

#20. Lancaster County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 43,924 (1,483 unemployed)

#19. Horry County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 150,911 (5,273 unemployed)

#18. Abbeville County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 9,372 (342 unemployed)

#17. Greenwood County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 29,436 (1,046 unemployed)
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#16. McCormick County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
--- 1 month change: -0.7%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 3,301 (120 unemployed)

#15. Sumter County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 40,860 (1,502 unemployed)

#14. Cherokee County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 24,368 (935 unemployed)

#13. Clarendon County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 12,229 (467 unemployed)

#12. Chester County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -1.0%
- Total labor force: 13,457 (561 unemployed)
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#11. Dillon County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.9%
- Total labor force: 12,666 (547 unemployed)

#10. Lee County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.4%
- Total labor force: 6,315 (286 unemployed)

#9. Williamsburg County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.6%
--- 1 month change: -0.7%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 10,685 (494 unemployed)

#8. Barnwell County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -0.9%
- Total labor force: 7,439 (346 unemployed)

#7. Fairfield County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.5%
- Total labor force: 9,130 (426 unemployed)
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#6. Marion County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -1.0%
- Total labor force: 12,729 (628 unemployed)

#5. Union County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 11,468 (562 unemployed)

#4. Orangeburg County

- Current unemployment rate: 5.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -1.1%
- Total labor force: 32,385 (1,736 unemployed)

#3. Allendale County

- Current unemployment rate: 5.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 2,305 (132 unemployed)

#2. Bamberg County

- Current unemployment rate: 5.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 4,383 (249 unemployed)
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#1. Marlboro County

- Current unemployment rate: 6.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.8%
--- 1 year change: -0.9%
- Total labor force: 8,437 (537 unemployed)

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