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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
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Overview
6 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
28,635
+1.1%
since 2024
Regions of South Carolina · 2025
22 of 46
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−3.5%
−0.1% a year on average
share of South Carolina
1.10%
South Carolina: 2,608,887 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−3.5% since 2015
0
10K
20K
30K
40K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Darlington County 28,635
South Carolina 2.6M
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
| Year | Darlington County | Change | 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
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Allendale County | 2,713 | |
| 45 | McCormick County | 3,399 | |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 5,390 | |
| 43 | Lee County | 6,377 | |
| 42 | Calhoun County | 6,805 | |
| 41 | Hampton County | 8,243 | |
| 40 | Barnwell County | 8,271 | |
| 39 | Saluda County | 8,720 | |
| 38 | Marlboro County | 9,524 | |
| 37 | Fairfield County | 9,896 | |
| 36 | Abbeville County | 10,219 | |
| 35 | Edgefield County | 10,534 | |
| 34 | Union County | 11,410 | |
| 33 | Jasper County | 11,674 | |
| 32 | Dillon County | 12,513 | |
| 31 | Williamsburg County | 12,654 | |
| 30 | Marion County | 12,698 | |
| 29 | Clarendon County | 12,902 | |
| 28 | Chester County | 13,285 | |
| 27 | Colleton County | 16,510 | |
| 26 | Newberry County | 18,663 | |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 21,177 | |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 23,169 | |
| 23 | Georgetown County | 24,915 | |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 28,583 | |
| 21 | Darlington County | 29,688 | |
| 20 | Laurens County | 29,911 | |
| 19 | Greenwood County | 30,874 | |
| 18 | Oconee County | 34,060 | |
| 17 | Lancaster County | 36,251 | |
| 16 | Orangeburg County | 36,467 | |
| 15 | Sumter County | 43,831 | |
| 14 | Pickens County | 55,369 | |
| 13 | Florence County | 64,698 | |
| 12 | Beaufort County | 70,768 | |
| 11 | Dorchester County | 71,803 | |
| 10 | Aiken County | 73,007 | |
| 9 | Anderson County | 87,375 | |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 92,328 | |
| 7 | York County | 125K | |
| 6 | Horry County | 136K | |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 138K | |
| 4 | Lexington County | 144K | |
| 3 | Charleston County | 196K | |
| 2 | Richland County | 196K | |
| 1 | Greenville County | 240K |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Darlington County in numbers
GDP per person
$65,174
2024 · South Carolina
GDP per person (PPP)
$65,174
2024 · South Carolina
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
5.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.5%
Sep 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
67.1%
2024 · South Carolina
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$54,492
2024 · South Carolina
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States