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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lee County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lee County was 3,600 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 43rd highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs3,600
Change on 2024-1.8%
Rank43rd of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high3,9922001
Series low3,3702014

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

3,2003,4003,6003,8004,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 3,992 jobs2002: 3,973 jobs2003: 3,930 jobs2004: 3,979 jobs2005: 3,868 jobs2006: 3,775 jobs2007: 3,815 jobs2008: 3,772 jobs2009: 3,731 jobs2010: 3,561 jobs2011: 3,424 jobs2012: 3,404 jobs2013: 3,438 jobs2014: 3,370 jobs2015: 3,371 jobs2016: 3,419 jobs2017: 3,455 jobs2018: 3,725 jobs2019: 3,692 jobs2020: 3,721 jobs2021: 3,728 jobs2022: 3,649 jobs2023: 3,857 jobs2024: 3,667 jobs2025: 3,600 jobs3,2003,4003,6003,8004,0002001201020252001: 3,992 jobs2002: 3,973 jobs2003: 3,930 jobs2004: 3,979 jobs2005: 3,868 jobs2006: 3,775 jobs2007: 3,815 jobs2008: 3,772 jobs2009: 3,731 jobs2010: 3,561 jobs2011: 3,424 jobs2012: 3,404 jobs2013: 3,438 jobs2014: 3,370 jobs2015: 3,371 jobs2016: 3,419 jobs2017: 3,455 jobs2018: 3,725 jobs2019: 3,692 jobs2020: 3,721 jobs2021: 3,728 jobs2022: 3,649 jobs2023: 3,857 jobs2024: 3,667 jobs2025: 3,600 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
20253,600
20243,667
20233,857
20223,649
20213,728
20203,721
20193,692
20183,725
20173,455
20163,419
20153,371
20143,370
20133,438
20123,404
20113,424
20103,561
20093,731
20083,772
20073,815
20063,775
20053,868
20043,979
20033,930
20023,973
20013,992

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Lee County3,600
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Lee 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. Lee 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), Lee 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), Lee 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/lee-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), Lee 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/lee-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), Lee 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/lee-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lee County was 3,600 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.8% from 2024. That is the 43rd 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 Lee County?

3,992 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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