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Covered employment (QCEW) in Colleton County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Colleton County was 10,059 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.2% from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs10,059
Change on 2024-2.2%
Rank29th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high10,8952006
Series low9,8052022

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

9,75010K10.3K10.5K10.8K11K20012005200920132017202120252001: 10,620 jobs2002: 10,604 jobs2003: 10,348 jobs2004: 10,524 jobs2005: 10,432 jobs2006: 10,895 jobs2007: 10,675 jobs2008: 10,711 jobs2009: 10,421 jobs2010: 10,173 jobs2011: 9,863 jobs2012: 9,903 jobs2013: 10,128 jobs2014: 10,619 jobs2015: 10,626 jobs2016: 10,787 jobs2017: 10,720 jobs2018: 10,717 jobs2019: 10,669 jobs2020: 10,119 jobs2021: 9,975 jobs2022: 9,805 jobs2023: 10,105 jobs2024: 10,285 jobs2025: 10,059 jobs9,50010K10.5K11K2001201020252001: 10,620 jobs2002: 10,604 jobs2003: 10,348 jobs2004: 10,524 jobs2005: 10,432 jobs2006: 10,895 jobs2007: 10,675 jobs2008: 10,711 jobs2009: 10,421 jobs2010: 10,173 jobs2011: 9,863 jobs2012: 9,903 jobs2013: 10,128 jobs2014: 10,619 jobs2015: 10,626 jobs2016: 10,787 jobs2017: 10,720 jobs2018: 10,717 jobs2019: 10,669 jobs2020: 10,119 jobs2021: 9,975 jobs2022: 9,805 jobs2023: 10,105 jobs2024: 10,285 jobs2025: 10,059 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
202510,059
202410,285
202310,105
20229,805
20219,975
202010,119
201910,669
201810,717
201710,720
201610,787
201510,626
201410,619
201310,128
20129,903
20119,863
201010,173
200910,421
200810,711
200710,675
200610,895
200510,432
200410,524
200310,348
200210,604
200110,620

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Colleton County10,059
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Colleton 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. Colleton 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), Colleton 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), Colleton 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/colleton-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), Colleton 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/colleton-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), Colleton 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/colleton-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Colleton County was 10,059 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.2% from 2024. That is the 29th 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 Colleton County?

10,895 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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