Unemployment Rate in Charleston County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Charleston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Charleston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Charleston County: 3.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #916 | Greene County, MO | 3.4% |
| #917 | St. Mary's County, MD | 3.4% |
| #918 | Jersey County, IL | 3.4% |
| #919 | Charleston County, SC | 3.4% |
| #920 | Crittenden County, KY | 3.4% |
| #921 | Clinton County, IL | 3.4% |
| #922 | Steele County, MN | 3.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Charleston County, South Carolina
Charleston County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.4%, which ranks #919 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 35.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within South Carolina, Charleston County ranks #4 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 71th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.