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Civilian labor force in Sumter, SC

Civilian labor force in Sumter, SC was 16,584 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,584
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank16th of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high16,8432016
Series low13,6651990

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Civilian labor force in Sumter, SC, 1990 to 2025

13K14K15K16K17K19901996200220082014202020251990: 13,665 persons1991: 14,122 persons1992: 14,438 persons1993: 15,089 persons1994: 15,096 persons1995: 15,266 persons1996: 15,376 persons1997: 15,591 persons1998: 15,775 persons1999: 15,818 persons2000: 15,286 persons2001: 14,842 persons2002: 14,703 persons2003: 15,364 persons2004: 15,747 persons2005: 15,967 persons2006: 15,914 persons2007: 15,375 persons2008: 14,924 persons2009: 14,985 persons2010: 15,900 persons2011: 16,003 persons2012: 16,045 persons2013: 15,913 persons2014: 15,933 persons2015: 16,001 persons2016: 16,843 persons2017: 16,681 persons2018: 16,520 persons2019: 16,440 persons2020: 16,629 persons2021: 16,505 persons2022: 16,321 persons2023: 16,128 persons2024: 16,352 persons2025: 16,584 persons13K14K15K16K17K19902002201420251990: 13,665 persons1991: 14,122 persons1992: 14,438 persons1993: 15,089 persons1994: 15,096 persons1995: 15,266 persons1996: 15,376 persons1997: 15,591 persons1998: 15,775 persons1999: 15,818 persons2000: 15,286 persons2001: 14,842 persons2002: 14,703 persons2003: 15,364 persons2004: 15,747 persons2005: 15,967 persons2006: 15,914 persons2007: 15,375 persons2008: 14,924 persons2009: 14,985 persons2010: 15,900 persons2011: 16,003 persons2012: 16,045 persons2013: 15,913 persons2014: 15,933 persons2015: 16,001 persons2016: 16,843 persons2017: 16,681 persons2018: 16,520 persons2019: 16,440 persons2020: 16,629 persons2021: 16,505 persons2022: 16,321 persons2023: 16,128 persons2024: 16,352 persons2025: 16,584 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
202516,584
202416,352
202316,128
202216,321
202116,505
202016,629
201916,440
201816,520
201716,681
201616,843
201516,001
201415,933
201315,913
201216,045
201116,003
201015,900
200914,985
200814,924
200715,375
200615,914
200515,967
200415,747
200315,364
200214,703
200114,842
200015,286
199915,818
199815,775
199715,591
199615,376
199515,266
199415,096
199315,089
199214,438
199114,122
199013,665

Rankings

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.

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, Sumter, 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, Sumter, 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/sumter-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, Sumter, 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/sumter-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, Sumter, 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/sumter-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/sumter-sc. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the civilian labor force in Sumter, SC?

Civilian labor force in Sumter, SC was 16,584 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Sumter, SC?

16,843 in 2016, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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