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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area preliminary

Unemployment rate, latest month in Darlington County

Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · 24 data points 19 of 46 · Regions of South Carolina Updated Nov 13, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Compared with Unemployment rate, latest month · percent
Darlington County
4.5%

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

The series at a glance Darlington County · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Latest value 4.5% · Sep 2026
First value 4.8% · Sep 2024
Highest 6.3% · Jan 2026
Lowest 3.9% · Apr 2025
Data points 24

By year

All years · Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

YearDarlington CountyChange South Carolina
Sep 2026preliminary 4.5% −0.5 pp 3.7%
Aug 2026 5.0% ±0.0 pp 4.3%
Jul 2026 5.0% ±0.0 pp 4.1%
Jun 2026 5.0% +0.5 pp 4.3%
May 2026 4.5% +0.3 pp 3.8%
Apr 2026 4.2% −0.6 pp 3.6%
Mar 2026 4.8% −1.4 pp 4.2%
Feb 2026 6.2% −0.1 pp 5.4%
Jan 2026 6.3% +0.7 pp 5.5%
Dec 2025 5.6% −0.2 pp 4.9%
Nov 2025 5.8% +0.6 pp 5.0%
Sep 2025 5.2% −0.4 pp 4.5%
Aug 2025 5.6% ±0.0 pp 4.8%
Jul 2025 5.6% +0.5 pp 4.8%
Jun 2025 5.1% +0.7 pp 4.6%
May 2025 4.4% +0.5 pp 3.9%
Apr 2025 3.9% −0.5 pp 3.7%
Mar 2025 4.4% −0.4 pp 4.1%
Feb 2025 4.8% −0.1 pp 4.5%
Jan 2025 4.9% +0.3 pp 4.3%
Dec 2024 4.6% −0.3 pp 4.0%
Nov 2024 4.9% −0.1 pp 4.2%
Oct 2024 5.0% +0.2 pp 4.3%
Sep 2024 4.8% 4.1%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Ranking · Regions of South Carolina

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2026 2025 2024
#TerritoryUnemployment rate, latest month
46 Charleston County 3.2%
45 Lexington County 3.3%
44 Saluda County 3.3%
43 Greenville County 3.5%
42 Berkeley County 3.5%
41 Edgefield County 3.5%
40 Dorchester County 3.5%
39 Hampton County 3.6%
38 Anderson County 3.6%
37 Pickens County 3.6%
36 Beaufort County 3.7%
35 Oconee County 3.7%
34 Kershaw County 3.8%
33 Aiken County 3.8%
32 Jasper County 3.9%
31 York County 4.0%
30 Spartanburg County 4.0%
29 Newberry County 4.0%
28 Abbeville County 4.1%
27 Richland County 4.1%
26 Laurens County 4.2%
25 Calhoun County 4.2%
24 Florence County 4.2%
23 Lancaster County 4.3%
22 Colleton County 4.4%
21 Georgetown County 4.5%
20 Chesterfield County 4.5%
19 Darlington County 4.6%
18 Horry County 4.8%
17 McCormick County 4.9%
16 Greenwood County 4.9%
15 Fairfield County 5.0%
14 Cherokee County 5.2%
13 Sumter County 5.2%
12 Barnwell County 5.3%
11 Union County 5.4%
10 Clarendon County 5.4%
9 Chester County 5.5%
8 Allendale County 5.5%
7 Bamberg County 5.6%
6 Lee County 5.8%
5 Orangeburg County 5.8%
4 Marion County 5.9%
3 Dillon County 5.9%
2 Williamsburg County 6.1%
1 Marlboro County 6.9%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

What it means

The most recent monthly unemployment rate.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force for the latest month published, not seasonally adjusted.