South Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2016
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of South Carolina was 4.5% (sa) in December, 2016. Among all South Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Marion (8.4%), Allendale (7.7%), and Bamberg (7.7%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Lexington (3.5%), Charleston (3.5%), and Jasper (3.7%).

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) for each county.

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South Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2016
South Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in December, 2016
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Abbeville 4.5
Aiken 4.2
Allendale 7.7
Anderson 3.9
Bamberg 7.7
Barnwell 6.5
Beaufort 4.2
Berkeley 4
Calhoun 5.4
Charleston 3.5
Cherokee 5.2
Chester 7.1
Chesterfield 4.4
Clarendon 6.1
Colleton 4.8
Darlington 5.5
Dillon 5.9
Dorchester 4
Edgefield 5.2
Fairfield 6.3
Florence 4.5
Georgetown 6.4
Greenville 3.7
Greenwood 4.6
Hampton 4.7
Horry 6
Jasper 3.7
Kershaw 4.6
Lancaster 4.7
Laurens 4.4
Lee 6.2
Lexington 3.5
McCormick 4.8
Marion 8.4
Marlboro 7.1
Newberry 3.8
Oconee 4.6
Orangeburg 7.7
Pickens 4.3
Richland 4.2
Saluda 4
Spartanburg 4
Sumter 5.2
Union 4.9
Williamsburg 7.1
York 4.1