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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Unemployment rate 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 United States

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

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Latest value · 2025 5.0% +0.3 pp since 2024
Regions of South Carolina · 2025 22 of 46 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.3 pp
vs South Carolina +0.5 pp South Carolina: 4.5% · 2025
Unemployment rate, 1990 – 2025 percent · Darlington County · South Carolina · United States · World
−2.3 pp since 2015
Darlington County South Carolina United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Darlington County
5.0%
South Carolina
4.5%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Darlington County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 5.0% · 2025
First value 5.5% · 1990
Highest 13.1% · 2010
Lowest 3.4% · 2023
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearDarlington CountyChange South CarolinaUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.0% +0.3 pp 4.5% — 4.8%
2024 4.7% +1.3 pp 4.1% — 4.8%
2023 3.4% −0.3 pp 3.0% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.7% −1.1 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.8% −2.0 pp 3.9% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.8% +3.3 pp 6.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.5% −0.7 pp 2.8% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.2% −1.3 pp 3.4% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.5% −1.0 pp 4.2% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 6.5% −0.8 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 7.3% −0.5 pp 5.9% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.8% −1.3 pp 6.3% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 9.1% −1.7 pp 7.4% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.8% −1.9 pp 9.0% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 12.7% −0.4 pp 10.3% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 13.1% +0.4 pp 11.1% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 12.7% +4.1 pp 11.0% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 8.6% +2.1 pp 6.9% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 6.5% −1.0 pp 5.6% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 7.5% −1.3 pp 6.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 8.8% +0.4 pp 6.8% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 8.4% +0.2 pp 6.9% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 8.2% +1.1 pp 6.7% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 7.1% +0.8 pp 6.1% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 6.3% +1.4 pp 5.2% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.9% −2.1 pp 3.7% 4.0% 6.1%
1999 7.0% +0.9 pp 4.2% 4.2% 6.3%
1998 6.1% −1.0 pp 3.6% 4.5% 6.2%
1997 7.1% −1.8 pp 4.5% 4.9% 6.0%
1996 8.9% +0.2 pp 5.7% 5.4% 6.0%
1995 8.7% −1.9 pp 5.1% 5.6% 5.9%
1994 10.6% −1.7 pp 6.2% — 5.8%
1993 12.3% +2.7 pp 7.3% — 5.5%
1992 9.6% +2.1 pp 6.7% — 5.3%
1991 7.5% +2.0 pp 6.1% — 5.1%
1990 5.5% 4.9% — —

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of South Carolina

2018 · 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
#TerritoryUnemployment rate
46 Charleston County 2.7%
45 Greenville County 2.8%
44 Lexington County 2.9%
43 Berkeley County 2.9%
42 Beaufort County 2.9%
41 Saluda County 2.9%
40 Jasper County 3.0%
39 Dorchester County 3.0%
38 Anderson County 3.1%
37 Spartanburg County 3.1%
36 York County 3.2%
35 Pickens County 3.2%
34 Newberry County 3.2%
33 Aiken County 3.3%
32 Oconee County 3.3%
31 Edgefield County 3.3%
30 Kershaw County 3.4%
29 Richland County 3.4%
28 Chesterfield County 3.5%
27 Laurens County 3.6%
26 Lancaster County 3.6%
25 Hampton County 3.6%
24 Cherokee County 3.6%
23 McCormick County 3.8%
22 Greenwood County 3.8%
21 Florence County 3.8%
20 Abbeville County 3.9%
19 Horry County 4.0%
18 Sumter County 4.0%
17 Calhoun County 4.2%
16 Union County 4.2%
15 Darlington County 4.2%
14 Colleton County 4.2%
13 Barnwell County 4.4%
12 Georgetown County 4.4%
11 Chester County 4.5%
10 Clarendon County 4.7%
9 Marlboro County 4.9%
8 Dillon County 5.0%
7 Lee County 5.1%
6 Williamsburg County 5.3%
5 Allendale County 5.4%
4 Orangeburg County 5.5%
3 Fairfield County 5.7%
2 Bamberg County 5.8%
1 Marion County 6.0%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.