Unemployment Rate in Berkeley County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.0%
Rank #669/3,222 · #2 in SC
79th
Berkeley 3.0%
SC 4.8% -37.6%
US 5.3% -43.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Berkeley County's unemployment rate of 3.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Berkeley County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #666 | Crawford County, IL | 3.0% |
| #667 | Iron County, MO | 3.0% |
| #668 | Oconee County, GA | 3.0% |
| #669 | Berkeley County, SC | 3.0% |
| #670 | Winnebago County, IA | 3.0% |
| #671 | Baldwin County, AL | 3.0% |
| #672 | Crockett County, TX | 3.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Berkeley County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.0%, ranking #669 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #2 of 46. This places it in the 79th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.