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Covered employment (QCEW) in Cherokee County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cherokee County was 18,221 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs18,221
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank24th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high21,3042018
Series low17,3192010

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

17K18K19K20K21K22K20012005200920132017202120252001: 20,309 jobs2002: 19,265 jobs2003: 18,919 jobs2004: 19,325 jobs2005: 19,274 jobs2006: 19,477 jobs2007: 19,962 jobs2008: 19,560 jobs2009: 17,726 jobs2010: 17,319 jobs2011: 17,446 jobs2012: 17,910 jobs2013: 18,435 jobs2014: 18,789 jobs2015: 18,853 jobs2016: 19,125 jobs2017: 19,559 jobs2018: 21,304 jobs2019: 21,104 jobs2020: 19,510 jobs2021: 20,211 jobs2022: 20,157 jobs2023: 18,952 jobs2024: 18,064 jobs2025: 18,221 jobs17K18K19K20K21K22K2001201020252001: 20,309 jobs2002: 19,265 jobs2003: 18,919 jobs2004: 19,325 jobs2005: 19,274 jobs2006: 19,477 jobs2007: 19,962 jobs2008: 19,560 jobs2009: 17,726 jobs2010: 17,319 jobs2011: 17,446 jobs2012: 17,910 jobs2013: 18,435 jobs2014: 18,789 jobs2015: 18,853 jobs2016: 19,125 jobs2017: 19,559 jobs2018: 21,304 jobs2019: 21,104 jobs2020: 19,510 jobs2021: 20,211 jobs2022: 20,157 jobs2023: 18,952 jobs2024: 18,064 jobs2025: 18,221 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
202518,221
202418,064
202318,952
202220,157
202120,211
202019,510
201921,104
201821,304
201719,559
201619,125
201518,853
201418,789
201318,435
201217,910
201117,446
201017,319
200917,726
200819,560
200719,962
200619,477
200519,274
200419,325
200318,919
200219,265
200120,309

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Cherokee County18,221
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Cherokee 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
  • Under 5,000
  • 5,000 to 7,000
  • 7,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 29K
  • 29K to 72K
  • 72K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Cherokee 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), Cherokee 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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-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), Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Cherokee County was 18,221 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 24th 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 Cherokee County?

21,304 jobs in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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