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Employed residents in Spartanburg, SC

Employed residents in Spartanburg, SC was 16,415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,415
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank14th of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high22,0021998
Series low14,1442010

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Employed residents in Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025

14K16K18K20K22K24K19901996200220082014202020251990: 19,492 persons1991: 19,561 persons1992: 19,789 persons1993: 20,117 persons1994: 20,667 persons1995: 21,151 persons1996: 21,186 persons1997: 21,656 persons1998: 22,002 persons1999: 21,832 persons2000: 16,460 persons2001: 15,969 persons2002: 15,724 persons2003: 15,883 persons2004: 16,102 persons2005: 16,114 persons2006: 16,007 persons2007: 15,989 persons2008: 15,870 persons2009: 14,909 persons2010: 14,144 persons2011: 14,364 persons2012: 14,679 persons2013: 14,985 persons2014: 15,092 persons2015: 15,405 persons2016: 15,901 persons2017: 16,119 persons2018: 16,269 persons2019: 16,570 persons2020: 16,014 persons2021: 16,068 persons2022: 15,952 persons2023: 16,216 persons2024: 16,168 persons2025: 16,415 persons14K16K18K20K22K24K19902002201420251990: 19,492 persons1991: 19,561 persons1992: 19,789 persons1993: 20,117 persons1994: 20,667 persons1995: 21,151 persons1996: 21,186 persons1997: 21,656 persons1998: 22,002 persons1999: 21,832 persons2000: 16,460 persons2001: 15,969 persons2002: 15,724 persons2003: 15,883 persons2004: 16,102 persons2005: 16,114 persons2006: 16,007 persons2007: 15,989 persons2008: 15,870 persons2009: 14,909 persons2010: 14,144 persons2011: 14,364 persons2012: 14,679 persons2013: 14,985 persons2014: 15,092 persons2015: 15,405 persons2016: 15,901 persons2017: 16,119 persons2018: 16,269 persons2019: 16,570 persons2020: 16,014 persons2021: 16,068 persons2022: 15,952 persons2023: 16,216 persons2024: 16,168 persons2025: 16,415 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202516,415
202416,168
202316,216
202215,952
202116,068
202016,014
201916,570
201816,269
201716,119
201615,901
201515,405
201415,092
201314,985
201214,679
201114,364
201014,144
200914,909
200815,870
200715,989
200616,007
200516,114
200416,102
200315,883
200215,724
200115,969
200016,460
199921,832
199822,002
199721,656
199621,186
199521,151
199420,667
199320,117
199219,789
199119,561
199019,492

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/spartanburg-sc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/spartanburg-sc.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Spartanburg, SC, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/spartanburg-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Spartanburg, SC?

Employed residents in Spartanburg, SC was 16,415 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Spartanburg, SC?

22,002 in 1998, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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