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Covered employment (QCEW) in Greenwood County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Greenwood County was 28,148 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs28,148
Change on 2024+1.7%
Rank17th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high31,9102001
Series low27,2902010

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

27K28K29K30K31K32K20012005200920132017202120252001: 31,910 jobs2002: 30,650 jobs2003: 30,370 jobs2004: 30,493 jobs2005: 30,408 jobs2006: 30,239 jobs2007: 30,084 jobs2008: 29,368 jobs2009: 27,824 jobs2010: 27,290 jobs2011: 27,503 jobs2012: 27,762 jobs2013: 27,780 jobs2014: 28,521 jobs2015: 28,634 jobs2016: 28,694 jobs2017: 28,166 jobs2018: 28,687 jobs2019: 29,090 jobs2020: 27,522 jobs2021: 27,307 jobs2022: 27,322 jobs2023: 27,583 jobs2024: 27,679 jobs2025: 28,148 jobs26K28K30K32K2001201020252001: 31,910 jobs2002: 30,650 jobs2003: 30,370 jobs2004: 30,493 jobs2005: 30,408 jobs2006: 30,239 jobs2007: 30,084 jobs2008: 29,368 jobs2009: 27,824 jobs2010: 27,290 jobs2011: 27,503 jobs2012: 27,762 jobs2013: 27,780 jobs2014: 28,521 jobs2015: 28,634 jobs2016: 28,694 jobs2017: 28,166 jobs2018: 28,687 jobs2019: 29,090 jobs2020: 27,522 jobs2021: 27,307 jobs2022: 27,322 jobs2023: 27,583 jobs2024: 27,679 jobs2025: 28,148 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
202528,148
202427,679
202327,583
202227,322
202127,307
202027,522
201929,090
201828,687
201728,166
201628,694
201528,634
201428,521
201327,780
201227,762
201127,503
201027,290
200927,824
200829,368
200730,084
200630,239
200530,408
200430,493
200330,370
200230,650
200131,910

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Greenwood County28,148
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Greenwood 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. Greenwood 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), Greenwood 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), Greenwood 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/greenwood-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), Greenwood 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/greenwood-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), Greenwood 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/greenwood-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Greenwood County was 28,148 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 17th 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 Greenwood County?

31,910 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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