Unemployment Rate in Charleston County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.4%
Rank #919/3,222 · #4 in SC
71th
Charleston 3.4%
SC 4.8% -29.4%
US 5.3% -35.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Charleston County's unemployment rate of 3.4% 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 Charleston County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #916 | Greene County, MO | 3.4% |
| #917 | St. Mary's County, MD | 3.4% |
| #918 | Jersey County, IL | 3.4% |
| #919 | Charleston County, SC | 3.4% |
| #920 | Crittenden County, KY | 3.4% |
| #921 | Clinton County, IL | 3.4% |
| #922 | Steele County, MN | 3.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Charleston County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.4%, ranking #919 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #4 of 46. This places it in the 71th 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.