Unemployment Rate in Lancaster County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.3% −19.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,481 of 3,222
54th percentile

How Lancaster County Compares

Lancaster County
4.3%
South Carolina Average
4.3%
Rank #9 of 46 in state
National
5.3%
19.3% below

National Distribution

Where Lancaster County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Lancaster County: 4.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,478 Audrain County, MO 4.3%
#1,479 Colquitt County, GA 4.3%
#1,480 Kodiak Island Borough, AK 4.3%
#1,481 Lancaster County, SC 4.3%
#1,482 Anchorage Municipality, AK 4.3%
#1,483 Buncombe County, NC 4.3%
#1,484 Uvalde County, TX 4.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Lancaster County, South Carolina

Lancaster County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, which ranks #1,481 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 19.3% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within South Carolina, Lancaster County ranks #9 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 54th 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.