Unemployment Rate in Oconee County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.9% +10.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,477 of 3,222
23th percentile

How Oconee County Compares

Oconee County
5.9%
South Carolina Average
5.9%
Rank #28 of 46 in state
National
5.3%
10.9% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Oconee County: 5.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,474 Haywood County, TN 5.9%
#2,475 Rockdale County, GA 5.9%
#2,476 Polk County, GA 5.9%
#2,477 Oconee County, SC 5.9%
#2,478 Wicomico County, MD 5.9%
#2,479 Lehigh County, PA 5.9%
#2,480 Live Oak County, TX 5.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Oconee County, South Carolina

Oconee County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,477 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.9% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within South Carolina, Oconee County ranks #28 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 23th 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.