Annual Average Labor Force, Unemployment, and Unemployment Rate in South Carolina Ranked by County (2005)
| County | Civilian Labor Force | Unemployment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rank | Number | Rank | Rate | Rank | |
| Abbeville | 12,329 | 35 | 958 | 35 | 7.8 | 25 |
| Aiken | 75,081 | 9 | 4,491 | 10 | 6.0 | 38 |
| Allendale | 3,410 | 46 | 373 | 46 | 10.9 | 6 |
| Anderson | 83,645 | 8 | 6,276 | 7 | 7.5 | 27 |
| Bamberg | 6,781 | 44 | 587 | 42 | 8.7 | 18 |
| Barnwell | 9,686 | 39 | 897 | 37 | 9.3 | 13 |
| Beaufort | 63,483 | 11 | 2,833 | 17 | 4.5 | 46 |
| Berkeley | 72,165 | 10 | 3,899 | 13 | 5.4 | 42 |
| Calhoun | 7,318 | 43 | 545 | 43 | 7.4 | 29 |
| Charleston | 168,970 | 3 | 9,332 | 4 | 5.5 | 41 |
| Cherokee | 25,260 | 24 | 2,034 | 23 | 8.1 | 23 |
| Chester | 16,298 | 28 | 1,539 | 28 | 9.4 | 12 |
| Chesterfield | 18,482 | 25 | 1,779 | 27 | 9.6 | 9 |
| Clarendon | 13,070 | 32 | 1,261 | 32 | 9.6 | 8 |
| Colleton | 16,678 | 27 | 1,217 | 34 | 7.3 | 30 |
| Darlington | 31,107 | 20 | 2,774 | 19 | 8.9 | 16 |
| Dillon | 13,932 | 31 | 1,350 | 31 | 9.7 | 7 |
| Dorchester | 54,815 | 14 | 2,843 | 16 | 5.2 | 43 |
| Edgefield | 11,076 | 37 | 826 | 38 | 7.5 | 28 |
| Fairfield | 11,577 | 36 | 915 | 36 | 7.9 | 24 |
| Florence | 61,971 | 12 | 5,660 | 9 | 9.1 | 14 |
| Georgetown | 29,693 | 22 | 2,478 | 21 | 8.3 | 22 |
| Greenville | 207,117 | 1 | 11,607 | 1 | 5.6 | 39 |
| Greenwood | 33,231 | 18 | 3,009 | 15 | 9.1 | 15 |
| Hampton | 8,031 | 42 | 689 | 40 | 8.6 | 19 |
| Horry | 121,671 | 6 | 6,729 | 5 | 5.5 | 40 |
| Jasper | 10,511 | 38 | 526 | 44 | 5.0 | 44 |
| Kershaw | 29,016 | 23 | 1,918 | 25 | 6.6 | 35 |
| Lancaster | 30,346 | 21 | 2,572 | 20 | 8.5 | 21 |
| Laurens | 33,273 | 17 | 2,286 | 22 | 6.9 | 33 |
| Lee | 8,493 | 41 | 814 | 39 | 9.6 | 10 |
| Lexington | 127,570 | 5 | 6,234 | 8 | 4.9 | 45 |
| McCormick | 3,623 | 45 | 400 | 45 | 11.0 | 5 |
| Marion | 14,267 | 30 | 1,968 | 24 | 13.8 | 1 |
| Marlboro | 12,833 | 33 | 1,498 | 29 | 11.7 | 2 |
| Newberry | 17,934 | 26 | 1,253 | 33 | 7.0 | 31 |
| Oconee | 32,489 | 19 | 2,780 | 18 | 8.6 | 20 |
| Orangeburg | 41,667 | 16 | 3,983 | 12 | 9.6 | 11 |
| Pickens | 56,885 | 13 | 3,829 | 14 | 6.7 | 34 |
| Richland | 171,461 | 2 | 10,328 | 2 | 6.0 | 37 |
| Saluda | 9,459 | 40 | 660 | 41 | 7.0 | 32 |
| Spartanburg | 130,863 | 4 | 10,043 | 3 | 7.7 | 26 |
| Sumter | 47,122 | 15 | 4,158 | 11 | 8.8 | 17 |
| Union | 12,831 | 34 | 1,433 | 30 | 11.2 | 4 |
| Williamsburg | 16,082 | 29 | 1,841 | 26 | 11.4 | 3 |
| York | 96,917 | 7 | 6,353 | 6 | 6.6 | 36 |
| South Carolina | 2,080,519 | N/A | 141,778 | N/A | 6.8 | N/A |
Note: A rank of 1=highest and 46=lowest.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Labor Force Data by County, 2004 and 2005 annual averages.