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Covered employment (QCEW) in Dorchester County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dorchester County was 41,814 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs41,814
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank13th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high41,8142025
Series low26,9312001

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

25K30K35K40K45K20012005200920132017202120252001: 26,931 jobs2002: 28,071 jobs2003: 28,722 jobs2004: 29,281 jobs2005: 29,796 jobs2006: 30,301 jobs2007: 30,756 jobs2008: 30,604 jobs2009: 28,410 jobs2010: 28,114 jobs2011: 28,780 jobs2012: 29,262 jobs2013: 29,906 jobs2014: 30,856 jobs2015: 31,969 jobs2016: 33,298 jobs2017: 34,498 jobs2018: 35,925 jobs2019: 36,369 jobs2020: 34,497 jobs2021: 35,239 jobs2022: 37,758 jobs2023: 39,409 jobs2024: 41,444 jobs2025: 41,814 jobs25K30K35K40K45K2001201020252001: 26,931 jobs2002: 28,071 jobs2003: 28,722 jobs2004: 29,281 jobs2005: 29,796 jobs2006: 30,301 jobs2007: 30,756 jobs2008: 30,604 jobs2009: 28,410 jobs2010: 28,114 jobs2011: 28,780 jobs2012: 29,262 jobs2013: 29,906 jobs2014: 30,856 jobs2015: 31,969 jobs2016: 33,298 jobs2017: 34,498 jobs2018: 35,925 jobs2019: 36,369 jobs2020: 34,497 jobs2021: 35,239 jobs2022: 37,758 jobs2023: 39,409 jobs2024: 41,444 jobs2025: 41,814 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
202541,814
202441,444
202339,409
202237,758
202135,239
202034,497
201936,369
201835,925
201734,498
201633,298
201531,969
201430,856
201329,906
201229,262
201128,780
201028,114
200928,410
200830,604
200730,756
200630,301
200529,796
200429,281
200328,722
200228,071
200126,931

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Dorchester County41,814
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Dorchester 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. Dorchester 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), Dorchester 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), Dorchester 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/dorchester-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), Dorchester 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/dorchester-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), Dorchester 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/dorchester-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Dorchester County was 41,814 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 13th 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 Dorchester County?

41,814 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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