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Employed residents in Sumter, SC

Employed residents in Sumter, SC was 15,627 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons15,627
Change on 2024+1%
Rank16th of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high15,8872016
Series low12,7461991

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Employed residents in Sumter, SC, 1990 to 2025

12K13K14K15K16K19901996200220082014202020251990: 12,874 persons1991: 12,746 persons1992: 13,179 persons1993: 13,681 persons1994: 13,840 persons1995: 14,297 persons1996: 14,370 persons1997: 14,688 persons1998: 15,025 persons1999: 14,953 persons2000: 14,598 persons2001: 13,836 persons2002: 13,569 persons2003: 14,159 persons2004: 14,446 persons2005: 14,543 persons2006: 14,752 persons2007: 14,366 persons2008: 13,746 persons2009: 13,331 persons2010: 14,199 persons2011: 14,337 persons2012: 14,547 persons2013: 14,721 persons2014: 14,874 persons2015: 14,902 persons2016: 15,887 persons2017: 15,814 persons2018: 15,845 persons2019: 15,885 persons2020: 15,501 persons2021: 15,732 persons2022: 15,679 persons2023: 15,480 persons2024: 15,472 persons2025: 15,627 persons12K13K14K15K16K19902002201420251990: 12,874 persons1991: 12,746 persons1992: 13,179 persons1993: 13,681 persons1994: 13,840 persons1995: 14,297 persons1996: 14,370 persons1997: 14,688 persons1998: 15,025 persons1999: 14,953 persons2000: 14,598 persons2001: 13,836 persons2002: 13,569 persons2003: 14,159 persons2004: 14,446 persons2005: 14,543 persons2006: 14,752 persons2007: 14,366 persons2008: 13,746 persons2009: 13,331 persons2010: 14,199 persons2011: 14,337 persons2012: 14,547 persons2013: 14,721 persons2014: 14,874 persons2015: 14,902 persons2016: 15,887 persons2017: 15,814 persons2018: 15,845 persons2019: 15,885 persons2020: 15,501 persons2021: 15,732 persons2022: 15,679 persons2023: 15,480 persons2024: 15,472 persons2025: 15,627 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
202515,627
202415,472
202315,480
202215,679
202115,732
202015,501
201915,885
201815,845
201715,814
201615,887
201514,902
201414,874
201314,721
201214,547
201114,337
201014,199
200913,331
200813,746
200714,366
200614,752
200514,543
200414,446
200314,159
200213,569
200113,836
200014,598
199914,953
199815,025
199714,688
199614,370
199514,297
199413,840
199313,681
199213,179
199112,746
199012,874

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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, Sumter, 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, Sumter, 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/sumter-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, Sumter, 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/sumter-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, Sumter, 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/sumter-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Sumter, SC?

Employed residents in Sumter, SC was 15,627 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Sumter, SC?

15,887 in 2016, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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