Unemployment Rate in Fairfield County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Fairfield County Compares
National Distribution
Where Fairfield County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Fairfield County: 5.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,286 | Stephens County, TX | 5.4% |
| #2,287 | Sumter County, FL | 5.4% |
| #2,288 | Grady County, OK | 5.4% |
| #2,289 | Fairfield County, SC | 5.5% |
| #2,290 | Cecil County, MD | 5.5% |
| #2,291 | Palm Beach County, FL | 5.5% |
| #2,292 | Bristol County, MA | 5.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Fairfield County, South Carolina
Fairfield County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, which ranks #2,289 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within South Carolina, Fairfield County ranks #23 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.