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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

2023 · 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 2.4%
45 Lexington County 2.5%
44 Greenville County 2.6%
43 Berkeley County 2.6%
42 Dorchester County 2.6%
41 Beaufort County 2.7%
40 Anderson County 2.7%
39 Jasper County 2.8%
38 Saluda County 2.8%
37 Oconee County 2.8%
36 Edgefield County 2.8%
35 Kershaw County 2.9%
34 Aiken County 2.9%
33 York County 2.9%
32 Pickens County 2.9%
31 Hampton County 3.0%
30 Spartanburg County 3.0%
29 Richland County 3.0%
28 Newberry County 3.0%
27 Lancaster County 3.2%
26 Georgetown County 3.2%
25 Florence County 3.2%
24 Laurens County 3.3%
23 Calhoun County 3.3%
22 Darlington County 3.4%
21 Colleton County 3.4%
20 Horry County 3.5%
19 Abbeville County 3.6%
18 Chesterfield County 3.6%
17 Greenwood County 3.8%
16 Sumter County 3.8%
15 Fairfield County 3.8%
14 McCormick County 3.9%
13 Chester County 3.9%
12 Barnwell County 3.9%
11 Clarendon County 4.0%
10 Cherokee County 4.1%
9 Orangeburg County 4.2%
8 Lee County 4.3%
7 Bamberg County 4.4%
6 Union County 4.4%
5 Dillon County 4.5%
4 Williamsburg County 4.6%
3 Allendale County 4.7%
2 Marion County 4.9%
1 Marlboro County 6.7%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

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.