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Covered employment (QCEW) in Marlboro County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Marlboro County was 5,404 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.3% from 2024. That is the 38th highest of 46 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,404
Change on 2024-3.3%
Rank38th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high8,1732006
Series low5,4042025

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

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 7,966 jobs2002: 7,807 jobs2003: 7,819 jobs2004: 7,851 jobs2005: 8,071 jobs2006: 8,173 jobs2007: 7,443 jobs2008: 7,330 jobs2009: 6,952 jobs2010: 6,625 jobs2011: 6,671 jobs2012: 6,904 jobs2013: 7,021 jobs2014: 6,876 jobs2015: 6,739 jobs2016: 6,639 jobs2017: 6,698 jobs2018: 6,838 jobs2019: 6,797 jobs2020: 6,457 jobs2021: 6,403 jobs2022: 6,019 jobs2023: 5,528 jobs2024: 5,591 jobs2025: 5,404 jobs5,0006,0007,0008,0009,0002001201020252001: 7,966 jobs2002: 7,807 jobs2003: 7,819 jobs2004: 7,851 jobs2005: 8,071 jobs2006: 8,173 jobs2007: 7,443 jobs2008: 7,330 jobs2009: 6,952 jobs2010: 6,625 jobs2011: 6,671 jobs2012: 6,904 jobs2013: 7,021 jobs2014: 6,876 jobs2015: 6,739 jobs2016: 6,639 jobs2017: 6,698 jobs2018: 6,838 jobs2019: 6,797 jobs2020: 6,457 jobs2021: 6,403 jobs2022: 6,019 jobs2023: 5,528 jobs2024: 5,591 jobs2025: 5,404 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
20255,404
20245,591
20235,528
20226,019
20216,403
20206,457
20196,797
20186,838
20176,698
20166,639
20156,739
20146,876
20137,021
20126,904
20116,671
20106,625
20096,952
20087,330
20077,443
20068,173
20058,071
20047,851
20037,819
20027,807
20017,966

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2025
Marlboro County5,404
South Carolina2,320,850
United States155,732,363

Marlboro 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. Marlboro 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), Marlboro 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), Marlboro 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/marlboro-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), Marlboro 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/marlboro-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), Marlboro 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/marlboro-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Marlboro County was 5,404 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 3.3% from 2024. That is the 38th 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 Marlboro County?

8,173 jobs in 2006, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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