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Covered employment (QCEW) in Abbeville County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Abbeville County was 5,581 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.3% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,581
Change on 2024-3.3%
Rank37th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high7,3022001
Series low5,3152020

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Abbeville County, 2001 to 2025

5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0007,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 7,302 jobs2002: 6,888 jobs2003: 6,618 jobs2004: 6,739 jobs2005: 6,919 jobs2006: 6,692 jobs2007: 6,369 jobs2008: 6,227 jobs2009: 5,540 jobs2010: 5,445 jobs2011: 5,403 jobs2012: 5,526 jobs2013: 5,361 jobs2014: 5,383 jobs2015: 5,442 jobs2016: 5,503 jobs2017: 5,450 jobs2018: 5,480 jobs2019: 5,536 jobs2020: 5,315 jobs2021: 5,353 jobs2022: 5,416 jobs2023: 5,374 jobs2024: 5,772 jobs2025: 5,581 jobs5,0005,5006,0006,5007,0007,5002001201020252001: 7,302 jobs2002: 6,888 jobs2003: 6,618 jobs2004: 6,739 jobs2005: 6,919 jobs2006: 6,692 jobs2007: 6,369 jobs2008: 6,227 jobs2009: 5,540 jobs2010: 5,445 jobs2011: 5,403 jobs2012: 5,526 jobs2013: 5,361 jobs2014: 5,383 jobs2015: 5,442 jobs2016: 5,503 jobs2017: 5,450 jobs2018: 5,480 jobs2019: 5,536 jobs2020: 5,315 jobs2021: 5,353 jobs2022: 5,416 jobs2023: 5,374 jobs2024: 5,772 jobs2025: 5,581 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20255,581
20245,772
20235,374
20225,416
20215,353
20205,315
20195,536
20185,480
20175,450
20165,503
20155,442
20145,383
20135,361
20125,526
20115,403
20105,445
20095,540
20086,227
20076,369
20066,692
20056,919
20046,739
20036,618
20026,888
20017,302

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Abbeville County5,581
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Abbeville County compared with nearby places

Abbeville County: 5,581 jobsAiken County: 66,800 jobsAllendale County: 2,504 jobsAnderson County: 72,704 jobsBamberg County: 3,560 jobsBarnwell County: 4,712 jobsBeaufort County: 72,257 jobsBerkeley County: 70,252 jobsCalhoun County: 4,571 jobsCharleston County: 283,985 jobsCherokee County: 18,221 jobsChester County: 10,583 jobsChesterfield County: 13,763 jobsClarendon County: 6,700 jobsColleton County: 10,059 jobsDarlington County: 19,834 jobsDillon County: 9,422 jobsDorchester County: 41,814 jobsEdgefield County: 6,119 jobsFairfield County: 6,407 jobsFlorence County: 69,704 jobsGeorgetown County: 24,861 jobsGreenville County: 302,324 jobsGreenwood County: 28,148 jobsHampton County: 4,677 jobsHorry County: 146,160 jobsJasper County: 11,144 jobsKershaw County: 18,585 jobsLancaster County: 29,090 jobsLaurens County: 20,405 jobsLee County: 3,600 jobsLexington County: 134,271 jobsMcCormick County: 2,024 jobsMarion County: 6,847 jobsMarlboro County: 5,404 jobsNewberry County: 14,441 jobsOconee County: 25,929 jobsOrangeburg County: 27,181 jobsPickens County: 40,585 jobsRichland County: 229,383 jobsSaluda County: 4,537 jobsSpartanburg County: 157,484 jobsSumter County: 35,348 jobsUnion County: 7,318 jobsWilliamsburg County: 6,466 jobsYork County: 106,236 jobs
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  • 5,000 to 7,000
  • 7,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 29K
  • 29K to 72K
  • 72K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Abbeville County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Abbeville County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Abbeville County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/abbeville-county-south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Abbeville County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/abbeville-county-south-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Abbeville County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/abbeville-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Abbeville County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Abbeville County was 5,581 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.3% from 2024. That is the 37th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Abbeville County?

7,302 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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