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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
Economy & jobs · Darlington County South Carolina

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

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

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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
36 Abbeville County 10,219
10 Aiken County 73,007
46 Allendale County 2,713
9 Anderson County 87,375
44 Bamberg County 5,390
40 Barnwell County 8,271
12 Beaufort County 70,768
8 Berkeley County 92,328
42 Calhoun County 6,805
3 Charleston County 196K
24 Cherokee County 23,169
28 Chester County 13,285
25 Chesterfield County 21,177
29 Clarendon County 12,902
27 Colleton County 16,510
21 Darlington County 29,688
32 Dillon County 12,513
11 Dorchester County 71,803
35 Edgefield County 10,534
37 Fairfield County 9,896
13 Florence County 64,698
23 Georgetown County 24,915
1 Greenville County 240K
19 Greenwood County 30,874
41 Hampton County 8,243
6 Horry County 136K
33 Jasper County 11,674
22 Kershaw County 28,583
17 Lancaster County 36,251
20 Laurens County 29,911
43 Lee County 6,377
4 Lexington County 144K
30 Marion County 12,698
38 Marlboro County 9,524
45 McCormick County 3,399
26 Newberry County 18,663
18 Oconee County 34,060
16 Orangeburg County 36,467
14 Pickens County 55,369
2 Richland County 196K
39 Saluda County 8,720
5 Spartanburg County 138K
15 Sumter County 43,831
34 Union County 11,410
31 Williamsburg County 12,654
7 York County 125K

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.