| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TRENDS | ||||||||||||||||
| Sorted Alphabetically | Sorted by 10-Yr. Avg. | |||||||||||||||
| 10-Yr. | 10-Yr. | |||||||||||||||
| County | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Avg. | County | Avg. | |||
| 1. | Abbeville | 3.6 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 14.9 | 8.2 | 1. | Marion | 13.0 | |
| 2. | Aiken | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 2. | Marlboro | 11.9 | |
| 3. | Allendale | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 21.4 | 10.5 | 3. | McCormick | 11.0 | |
| 4. | Anderson | 3.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 4. | Williamsburg | 10.9 | |
| 5. | Bamberg | 5.0 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 5. | Union | 10.8 | |
| 6. | Barnwell | 4.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 9.5 | 6. | Chester | 10.6 | |
| 7. | Beaufort | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 7. | Allendale | 10.5 | |
| 8. | Berkeley | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 8. | Dillon | 9.7 | |
| 9. | Calhoun | 3.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 9. | Orangeburg | 9.6 | |
| 10. | Charleston | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 10. | Barnwell | 9.5 | |
| 11. | Cherokee | 4.1 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 16.4 | 8.5 | 11. | Chesterfield | 9.3 | |
| 12. | Chester | 5.0 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 20.5 | 10.6 | 12. | Clarendon | 9.1 | |
| 13. | Chesterfield | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 17.1 | 9.3 | 13. | Lancaster | 9.0 | |
| 14. | Clarendon | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 14. | Fairfield | 9.0 | |
| 15. | Colleton | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 13.5 | 7.1 | 15. | Lee | 8.9 | |
| 16. | Darlington | 4.7 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 13.4 | 7.9 | 16. | Bamberg | 8.9 | |
| 17. | Dillon | 6.6 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 15.7 | 9.7 | 17. | Cherokee | 8.5 | |
| 18. | Dorchester | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 18. | Hampton | 8.3 | |
| 19. | Edgefield | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 19. | Greenwood | 8.2 | |
| 20. | Fairfield | 4.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 13.4 | 9.0 | 20. | Georgetown | 8.2 | |
| 21. | Florence | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 21. | Abbeville | 8.2 | |
| 22. | Georgetown | 5.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 22. | Darlington | 7.9 | |
| 23. | Greenville | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 23. | Sumter | 7.8 | |
| 24. | Greenwood | 4.2 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 24. | Oconee | 7.6 | |
| 25. | Hampton | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 25. | Florence | 7.4 | |
| 26. | Horry | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 6.2 | 26. | Laurens | 7.2 | |
| 27. | Jasper | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 27. | Colleton | 7.1 | |
| 28. | Kershaw | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 28. | Newberry | 7.1 | |
| 29. | Lancaster | 3.6 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 29. | Calhoun | 7.0 | |
| 30. | Laurens | 3.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 30. | York | 7.0 | |
| 31. | Lee | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 31. | Spartanburg | 7.0 | |
| 32. | Lexington | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 32. | Anderson | 6.8 | |
| 33. | Marion | 9.1 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 13.8 | 20.8 | 13.0 | 33. | Kershaw | 6.4 | |
| 34. | Marlboro | 6.6 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 19.5 | 11.9 | 34. | Edgefield | 6.3 | |
| 35. | McCormick | 6.2 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 16.8 | 11.0 | 35. | Saluda | 6.2 | |
| 36. | Newberry | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 36. | Pickens | 6.2 | |
| 37. | Oconee | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 37. | Horry | 6.2 | |
| 38. | Orangeburg | 5.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 15.9 | 9.6 | 38. | Aiken | 5.8 | |
| 39. | Pickens | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 39. | Richland | 5.7 | |
| 40. | Richland | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 40. | Berkeley | 5.7 | |
| 41. | Saluda | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 41. | Jasper | 5.6 | |
| 42. | Spartanburg | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 42. | Greenville | 5.4 | |
| 43. | Sumter | 4.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 43. | Dorchester | 5.4 | |
| 44. | Union | 5.0 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 19.9 | 10.8 | 44. | Charleston | 5.2 | |
| 45. | Williamsburg | 7.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 15.1 | 10.9 | 45. | Beaufort | 5.0 | |
| 46. | York | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 7.0 | 46. | Lexington | 4.7 | |
| South Carolina | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 6.6 | |||||
| United States | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 5.5 | |||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics at www.bls.gov. Not seasonally adjusted. | ||||||||||||||||