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Civilian labor force in North Charleston, SC

Civilian labor force in North Charleston, SC was 67,453 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.5% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons67,453
Change on 2024+2.5%
Rank3rd of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high67,4532025
Series low27,5711990

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Civilian labor force in North Charleston, SC, 1990 to 2025

20K30K40K50K60K70K19901996200220082014202020251990: 27,571 persons1991: 28,541 persons1992: 29,106 persons1993: 28,722 persons1994: 28,018 persons1995: 28,127 persons1996: 28,223 persons1997: 30,301 persons1998: 30,958 persons1999: 31,385 persons2000: 34,150 persons2001: 33,637 persons2002: 34,706 persons2003: 36,122 persons2004: 37,598 persons2005: 38,202 persons2006: 40,144 persons2007: 41,389 persons2008: 42,380 persons2009: 43,068 persons2010: 47,221 persons2011: 48,053 persons2012: 48,637 persons2013: 48,689 persons2014: 49,753 persons2015: 50,807 persons2016: 53,105 persons2017: 53,163 persons2018: 54,365 persons2019: 56,098 persons2020: 57,293 persons2021: 58,437 persons2022: 59,673 persons2023: 62,692 persons2024: 65,804 persons2025: 67,453 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202567,453
202465,804
202362,692
202259,673
202158,437
202057,293
201956,098
201854,365
201753,163
201653,105
201550,807
201449,753
201348,689
201248,637
201148,053
201047,221
200943,068
200842,380
200741,389
200640,144
200538,202
200437,598
200336,122
200234,706
200133,637
200034,150
199931,385
199830,958
199730,301
199628,223
199528,127
199428,018
199328,722
199229,106
199128,541
199027,571

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, North Charleston, SC, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, North Charleston, SC, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/north-charleston-sc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, North Charleston, SC, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/north-charleston-sc.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, North Charleston, SC, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/north-charleston-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in North Charleston, SC?

Civilian labor force in North Charleston, SC was 67,453 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.5% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 25 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in North Charleston, SC?

67,453 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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