Unemployment Rate in Chester County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chester County Compares
National Distribution
Where Chester County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Chester County: 5.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,320 | Jackson County, MI | 5.5% |
| #2,321 | Wilcox County, GA | 5.5% |
| #2,322 | Millard County, UT | 5.5% |
| #2,323 | Chester County, SC | 5.5% |
| #2,324 | Vinton County, OH | 5.5% |
| #2,325 | Carroll County, VA | 5.5% |
| #2,326 | Tompkins County, NY | 5.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Chester County, South Carolina
Chester County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, which ranks #2,323 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within South Carolina, Chester County ranks #25 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 28th 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.