Labor & Employment

The Central SC region's has a willing and dedicated workforce that keeps companies productive. We have the state's largest labor pool, and our aggregate productivity is consistently in the nation's Top 10. The state also has one of America's lowest average workers compensation rates.

Current Unemployment Rates for May 2010
County
Labor Force
Unemployment Rate
Unemployment
 
 
Calhoun
6,761
10.4%
700
 
 
Clarendon
12,957
14.1%
1,828
 
 
Fairfield
11,096
12.5%
1,389
 
 
Kershaw
29,858
9.6%
2,881
 
 
Lexington
132,487
7.6%
10,084
 
 
McCormick
3,415
14.1%
481
 
 
Newberry
18,361
10.2%
1,878
 
 
Orangeburg
41,695
13.7%
5,730
 
 
Richland
181,469
9.4%
17,065
 
 
Sumter
43,471
12.1%
5,244
 
 
Columbia MSA
370,611
8.9%
32,914
 
 
CSCA Region
481,570
9.8%
47,280
 
 
South Carolina
2,158,800
11.0%
238,300
 
 
Source:SC Employment Security Commission, Department of Labor Market Information & US Bureau of Labor Statistics