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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Darlington County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 22 of 46 · Regions of South Carolina Updated Nov 13, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−3.5% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Darlington County 28,635

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Darlington County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 28,635 · 2025
First value 29,858 · 1990
Highest 32,697 · 1993
Lowest 27,037 · 2017
Average change −0.1% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDarlington CountyChange South Carolina
2025 28,635 +1.1% 2.6M
2024 28,335 +1.0% 2.6M
2023 28,056 +1.6% 2.5M
2022 27,621 +0.5% 2.4M
2021 27,472 −0.2% 2.4M
2020 27,519 +0.7% 2.3M
2019 27,316 +0.7% 2.3M
2018 27,127 +0.3% 2.3M
2017 27,037 −1.2% 2.3M
2016 27,368 −7.8% 2.3M
2015 29,688 +0.8% 2.2M
2014 29,455 −1.6% 2.2M
2013 29,944 −1.0% 2.2M
2012 30,259 −0.5% 2.2M
2011 30,409 −1.3% 2.2M
2010 30,800 −1.9% 2.2M
2009 31,398 −0.7% 2.2M
2008 31,629 +0.8% 2.2M
2007 31,366 −1.0% 2.2M
2006 31,670 +3.3% 2.2M
2005 30,668 −0.7% 2.1M
2004 30,892 −1.3% 2M
2003 31,314 +1.5% 2M
2002 30,838 +0.4% 2M
2001 30,709 −2.2% 1.9M
2000 31,412 +1.5% 2M
1999 30,949 −0.6% 2M
1998 31,132 −0.9% 1.9M
1997 31,424 −2.1% 1.9M
1996 32,087 +1.6% 1.9M
1995 31,589 +0.0% 1.9M
1994 31,587 −3.4% 1.8M
1993 32,697 +2.4% 1.8M
1992 31,936 +4.4% 1.8M
1991 30,601 +2.5% 1.8M
1990 29,858 1.7M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of South Carolina

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
46 Allendale County 2,720
45 McCormick County 3,498
44 Bamberg County 5,462
43 Lee County 6,009
42 Calhoun County 6,685
41 Hampton County 7,979
40 Barnwell County 8,245
39 Marlboro County 8,371
38 Saluda County 9,208
37 Fairfield County 9,908
36 Abbeville County 10,535
35 Williamsburg County 10,762
34 Union County 10,844
33 Clarendon County 11,808
32 Marion County 12,074
31 Dillon County 12,406
30 Edgefield County 12,909
29 Chester County 14,389
28 Jasper County 15,041
27 Colleton County 15,994
26 Chesterfield County 18,892
25 Newberry County 19,001
24 Cherokee County 23,787
23 Georgetown County 28,043
22 Darlington County 28,635
21 Greenwood County 29,645
20 Laurens County 32,200
19 Kershaw County 33,543
18 Orangeburg County 35,525
17 Oconee County 37,401
16 Sumter County 42,733
15 Lancaster County 50,967
14 Florence County 65,385
13 Pickens County 66,933
12 Aiken County 79,935
11 Beaufort County 85,672
10 Dorchester County 89,207
9 Anderson County 103K
8 Berkeley County 134K
7 York County 156K
6 Lexington County 159K
5 Spartanburg County 172K
4 Horry County 177K
3 Richland County 214K
2 Charleston County 238K
1 Greenville County 295K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.