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Statistics · City
Labour force in Sumter
1990 – 2025 · 36 data points
3 of 3 · Towns of Hartsville
Updated Nov 12, 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
16,584
+1.4%
since 2024
Towns of Hartsville · 2025
3 of 3
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.6%
+0.6% a year on average
share of South Carolina
0.64%
South Carolina: 2,608,887 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.6% since 2015
0
5,000
10K
15K
20K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Sumter 16,584
South Carolina 2.6M
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance Sumter · 1990 – 2025
Latest value
16,584 · 2025
First value
13,665 · 1990
Highest
16,843 · 2016
Lowest
13,665 · 1990
Average change
+0.6% a year on average
Data points
36
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Sumter | Change | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,584 | +1.4% | 2.6M |
| 2024 | 16,352 | +1.4% | 2.6M |
| 2023 | 16,128 | −1.2% | 2.5M |
| 2022 | 16,321 | −1.1% | 2.4M |
| 2021 | 16,505 | −0.7% | 2.4M |
| 2020 | 16,629 | +1.1% | 2.3M |
| 2019 | 16,440 | −0.5% | 2.3M |
| 2018 | 16,520 | −1.0% | 2.3M |
| 2017 | 16,681 | −1.0% | 2.3M |
| 2016 | 16,843 | +5.3% | 2.3M |
| 2015 | 16,001 | +0.4% | 2.2M |
| 2014 | 15,933 | +0.1% | 2.2M |
| 2013 | 15,913 | −0.8% | 2.2M |
| 2012 | 16,045 | +0.3% | 2.2M |
| 2011 | 16,003 | +0.6% | 2.2M |
| 2010 | 15,900 | +6.1% | 2.2M |
| 2009 | 14,985 | +0.4% | 2.2M |
| 2008 | 14,924 | −2.9% | 2.2M |
| 2007 | 15,375 | −3.4% | 2.2M |
| 2006 | 15,914 | −0.3% | 2.2M |
| 2005 | 15,967 | +1.4% | 2.1M |
| 2004 | 15,747 | +2.5% | 2M |
| 2003 | 15,364 | +4.5% | 2M |
| 2002 | 14,703 | −0.9% | 2M |
| 2001 | 14,842 | −2.9% | 1.9M |
| 2000 | 15,286 | −3.4% | 2M |
| 1999 | 15,818 | +0.3% | 2M |
| 1998 | 15,775 | +1.2% | 1.9M |
| 1997 | 15,591 | +1.4% | 1.9M |
| 1996 | 15,376 | +0.7% | 1.9M |
| 1995 | 15,266 | +1.1% | 1.9M |
| 1994 | 15,096 | +0.0% | 1.8M |
| 1993 | 15,089 | +4.5% | 1.8M |
| 1992 | 14,438 | +2.2% | 1.8M |
| 1991 | 14,122 | +3.3% | 1.8M |
| 1990 | 13,665 | 1.7M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Hartsville
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Sumter 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
5.8%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.0%
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