Unemployment Rate in Chester County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

5.5% Rank #2,323/3,222 · #25 in SC
28th
Chester 5.5%
SC 4.8% +14.9%
US 5.3% +4.4%

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National Distribution

How Chester County's unemployment rate of 5.5% 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 Chester County for unemployment rate.

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#2,320 Jackson County, MI 5.5%
#2,321 Wilcox County, GA 5.5%
#2,322 Millard County, UT 5.5%
#2,323 Chester County, SC 5.5%
#2,324 Vinton County, OH 5.5%
#2,325 Carroll County, VA 5.5%
#2,326 Tompkins County, NY 5.5%

About Unemployment Rate

Chester County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, ranking #2,323 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #25 of 46. This places it in the 28th 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.