Unemployment Rate in Union County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.9%
Rank #2,937/3,222 · #39 in SC
9th
Union 7.9%
SC 4.8% +64.8%
US 5.3% +49.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Union County's unemployment rate of 7.9% 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 Union County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,934 | Mackinac County, MI | 7.9% |
| #2,935 | Allen County, KS | 7.9% |
| #2,936 | Robertson County, TX | 7.9% |
| #2,937 | Union County, SC | 7.9% |
| #2,938 | Jefferson County, IA | 8.0% |
| #2,939 | Huerfano County, CO | 8.0% |
| #2,940 | Stanislaus County, CA | 8.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Union County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 7.9%, ranking #2,937 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #39 of 46. This places it in the 9th 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.