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Civilian labor force in Spartanburg, SC

Civilian labor force in Spartanburg, SC was 17,374 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons17,374
Change on 2024+1.9%
Rank13th of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high23,1161999
Series low16,2232014

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Civilian labor force in Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025

16K18K20K22K24K19901996200220082014202020251990: 20,772 persons1991: 21,091 persons1992: 21,273 persons1993: 21,642 persons1994: 21,986 persons1995: 22,310 persons1996: 22,598 persons1997: 22,842 persons1998: 23,012 persons1999: 23,116 persons2000: 17,378 persons2001: 17,313 persons2002: 17,448 persons2003: 17,731 persons2004: 18,096 persons2005: 18,069 persons2006: 17,339 persons2007: 17,119 persons2008: 17,269 persons2009: 17,061 persons2010: 16,295 persons2011: 16,376 persons2012: 16,356 persons2013: 16,415 persons2014: 16,223 persons2015: 16,485 persons2016: 16,805 persons2017: 16,932 persons2018: 16,868 persons2019: 17,065 persons2020: 17,536 persons2021: 17,014 persons2022: 16,591 persons2023: 16,861 persons2024: 17,058 persons2025: 17,374 persons16K18K20K22K24K19902002201420251990: 20,772 persons1991: 21,091 persons1992: 21,273 persons1993: 21,642 persons1994: 21,986 persons1995: 22,310 persons1996: 22,598 persons1997: 22,842 persons1998: 23,012 persons1999: 23,116 persons2000: 17,378 persons2001: 17,313 persons2002: 17,448 persons2003: 17,731 persons2004: 18,096 persons2005: 18,069 persons2006: 17,339 persons2007: 17,119 persons2008: 17,269 persons2009: 17,061 persons2010: 16,295 persons2011: 16,376 persons2012: 16,356 persons2013: 16,415 persons2014: 16,223 persons2015: 16,485 persons2016: 16,805 persons2017: 16,932 persons2018: 16,868 persons2019: 17,065 persons2020: 17,536 persons2021: 17,014 persons2022: 16,591 persons2023: 16,861 persons2024: 17,058 persons2025: 17,374 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
202517,374
202417,058
202316,861
202216,591
202117,014
202017,536
201917,065
201816,868
201716,932
201616,805
201516,485
201416,223
201316,415
201216,356
201116,376
201016,295
200917,061
200817,269
200717,119
200617,339
200518,069
200418,096
200317,731
200217,448
200117,313
200017,378
199923,116
199823,012
199722,842
199622,598
199522,310
199421,986
199321,642
199221,273
199121,091
199020,772

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

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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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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, Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Spartanburg, 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/spartanburg-sc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Spartanburg, 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/spartanburg-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, Spartanburg, 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/spartanburg-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Spartanburg, SC?

Civilian labor force in Spartanburg, SC was 17,374 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.9% from 2024. That is the 13th 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 Spartanburg, SC?

23,116 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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