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Job creation rate in Union County

Job creation rate in Union County was 9.277% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.12 pts from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

20239.277%
Change on 2022-0.12 pts
Rank40th of 46Counties in South Carolina ranked
Series high18.0782011
Series low7.6832012

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Job creation rate in Union County, 2010 to 2023

7.51012.51517.52020102012201420162018202020232010: 14.155 %2011: 18.078 %2012: 7.683 %2013: 7.82 %2014: 12.285 %2015: 9.334 %2016: 11.741 %2017: 8.36 %2018: 10.563 %2019: 9.658 %2020: 8.183 %2021: 12.125 %2022: 9.401 %2023: 9.277 %51015202010201520232010: 14.155 %2011: 18.078 %2012: 7.683 %2013: 7.82 %2014: 12.285 %2015: 9.334 %2016: 11.741 %2017: 8.36 %2018: 10.563 %2019: 9.658 %2020: 8.183 %2021: 12.125 %2022: 9.401 %2023: 9.277 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 14 values
Period%
20239.277
20229.401
202112.125
20208.183
20199.658
201810.563
20178.36
201611.741
20159.334
201412.285
20137.82
20127.683
201118.078
201014.155

Compared with South Carolina and United States

Place2023
Union County9.277
South Carolina13.441
United States13.592

Union County compared with nearby places

Abbeville County: 12.365 %Aiken County: 11.95 %Allendale County: 12.829 %Anderson County: 14.665 %Bamberg County: 9.874 %Barnwell County: 11.742 %Beaufort County: 15.151 %Berkeley County: 16.226 %Calhoun County: 18.054 %Charleston County: 16.349 %Cherokee County: 11.259 %Chester County: 17.151 %Chesterfield County: 8.558 %Clarendon County: 13.623 %Colleton County: 13.785 %Darlington County: 13.369 %Dillon County: 13.504 %Dorchester County: 13.026 %Edgefield County: 11.428 %Fairfield County: 7.821 %Florence County: 11.11 %Georgetown County: 13.51 %Greenville County: 12.323 %Greenwood County: 12.162 %Hampton County: 12.813 %Horry County: 15.225 %Jasper County: 14.191 %Kershaw County: 14.37 %Lancaster County: 13.273 %Laurens County: 9.257 %Lee County: 17.537 %Lexington County: 12.775 %McCormick County: 19.905 %Marion County: 13.823 %Marlboro County: 10.657 %Newberry County: 8.058 %Oconee County: 14.714 %Orangeburg County: 15.727 %Pickens County: 14.441 %Richland County: 16.705 %Saluda County: 7.651 %Spartanburg County: 11.358 %Sumter County: 10.33 %Union County: 9.277 %Williamsburg County: 4.734 %York County: 12.8 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. Union County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job creation rate, Union County, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Union County, 2010 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/union-county-south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job creation rate, Union County, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/union-county-south-carolina.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Union County, 2010 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/union-county-south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in Union County?

Job creation rate in Union County was 9.277% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.12 pts from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 46 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest job creation rate in Union County?

18.078% in 2011, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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