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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in South Carolina

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in South Carolina was 3,245,739 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs3,245,739
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank23rd of 51US states ranked
Series high3,245,7392025
Series low1,170,4401969

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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in South Carolina, 1969 to 2025

1M1.5M2M2.5M3M3.5M19691978198719962005201420251969: 1,170,440 jobs1970: 1,195,991 jobs1971: 1,214,524 jobs1972: 1,261,975 jobs1973: 1,327,545 jobs1974: 1,364,918 jobs1975: 1,326,160 jobs1976: 1,376,441 jobs1977: 1,411,204 jobs1978: 1,466,342 jobs1979: 1,507,001 jobs1980: 1,523,489 jobs1981: 1,536,244 jobs1982: 1,513,855 jobs1983: 1,547,496 jobs1984: 1,624,992 jobs1985: 1,655,111 jobs1986: 1,697,186 jobs1987: 1,738,122 jobs1988: 1,809,013 jobs1989: 1,858,308 jobs1990: 1,912,747 jobs1991: 1,886,170 jobs1992: 1,897,465 jobs1993: 1,931,459 jobs1994: 1,978,983 jobs1995: 2,038,053 jobs1996: 2,080,349 jobs1997: 2,140,787 jobs1998: 2,191,440 jobs1999: 2,240,690 jobs2000: 2,279,819 jobs2001: 2,256,571 jobs2002: 2,248,075 jobs2003: 2,263,806 jobs2004: 2,305,699 jobs2005: 2,356,325 jobs2006: 2,418,647 jobs2007: 2,482,361 jobs2008: 2,472,467 jobs2009: 2,367,944 jobs2010: 2,357,679 jobs2011: 2,427,453 jobs2012: 2,453,323 jobs2013: 2,501,117 jobs2014: 2,564,238 jobs2015: 2,636,714 jobs2016: 2,700,808 jobs2017: 2,759,989 jobs2018: 2,844,866 jobs2019: 2,883,828 jobs2020: 2,827,066 jobs2021: 2,940,247 jobs2022: 3,059,557 jobs2023: 3,131,587 jobs2024: 3,229,127 jobs2025: 3,245,739 jobs1M2M3M4M19691988200720251969: 1,170,440 jobs1970: 1,195,991 jobs1971: 1,214,524 jobs1972: 1,261,975 jobs1973: 1,327,545 jobs1974: 1,364,918 jobs1975: 1,326,160 jobs1976: 1,376,441 jobs1977: 1,411,204 jobs1978: 1,466,342 jobs1979: 1,507,001 jobs1980: 1,523,489 jobs1981: 1,536,244 jobs1982: 1,513,855 jobs1983: 1,547,496 jobs1984: 1,624,992 jobs1985: 1,655,111 jobs1986: 1,697,186 jobs1987: 1,738,122 jobs1988: 1,809,013 jobs1989: 1,858,308 jobs1990: 1,912,747 jobs1991: 1,886,170 jobs1992: 1,897,465 jobs1993: 1,931,459 jobs1994: 1,978,983 jobs1995: 2,038,053 jobs1996: 2,080,349 jobs1997: 2,140,787 jobs1998: 2,191,440 jobs1999: 2,240,690 jobs2000: 2,279,819 jobs2001: 2,256,571 jobs2002: 2,248,075 jobs2003: 2,263,806 jobs2004: 2,305,699 jobs2005: 2,356,325 jobs2006: 2,418,647 jobs2007: 2,482,361 jobs2008: 2,472,467 jobs2009: 2,367,944 jobs2010: 2,357,679 jobs2011: 2,427,453 jobs2012: 2,453,323 jobs2013: 2,501,117 jobs2014: 2,564,238 jobs2015: 2,636,714 jobs2016: 2,700,808 jobs2017: 2,759,989 jobs2018: 2,844,866 jobs2019: 2,883,828 jobs2020: 2,827,066 jobs2021: 2,940,247 jobs2022: 3,059,557 jobs2023: 3,131,587 jobs2024: 3,229,127 jobs2025: 3,245,739 jobs
jobs. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 57 values
Periodjobs
20253,245,739
20243,229,127
20233,131,587
20223,059,557
20212,940,247
20202,827,066
20192,883,828
20182,844,866
20172,759,989
20162,700,808
20152,636,714
20142,564,238
20132,501,117
20122,453,323
20112,427,453
20102,357,679
20092,367,944
20082,472,467
20072,482,361
20062,418,647
20052,356,325
20042,305,699
20032,263,806
20022,248,075
20012,256,571
20002,279,819
19992,240,690
19982,191,440
19972,140,787
19962,080,349
19952,038,053
19941,978,983
19931,931,459
19921,897,465
19911,886,170
19901,912,747
19891,858,308
19881,809,013
19871,738,122
19861,697,186
19851,655,111
19841,624,992
19831,547,496
19821,513,855
19811,536,244
19801,523,489
19791,507,001
19781,466,342
19771,411,204
19761,376,441
19751,326,160
19741,364,918
19731,327,545
19721,261,975
19711,214,524
19701,195,991
19691,170,440

Compared with United States

Place2025
South Carolina3,245,739
United States218,324,700

South Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,966,686 jobsAlaska: 472,008 jobsArizona: 4,455,141 jobsArkansas: 1,811,561 jobsCalifornia: 25,407,891 jobsColorado: 4,231,488 jobsConnecticut: 2,424,541 jobsDelaware: 678,218 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 896,204 jobsFlorida: 15,174,955 jobsGeorgia: 7,184,433 jobsHawaii: 925,451 jobsIdaho: 1,238,642 jobsIllinois: 8,197,037 jobsIndiana: 4,213,622 jobsIowa: 2,122,389 jobsKansas: 2,007,083 jobsKentucky: 2,718,290 jobsLouisiana: 2,831,737 jobsMaine: 898,379 jobsMaryland: 4,009,451 jobsMassachusetts: 5,020,627 jobsMichigan: 5,946,187 jobsMinnesota: 3,914,167 jobsMississippi: 1,713,294 jobsMissouri: 3,998,549 jobsMontana: 761,061 jobsNebraska: 1,410,465 jobsNevada: 2,163,825 jobsNew Hampshire: 942,254 jobsNew Jersey: 6,095,348 jobsNew Mexico: 1,183,906 jobsNew York: 13,498,360 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,864,520 jobsNorth Dakota: 605,276 jobsOhio: 7,394,537 jobsOklahoma: 2,466,719 jobsOregon: 2,671,758 jobsPennsylvania: 8,150,272 jobsRhode Island: 690,505 jobsSouth Carolina: 3,245,739 jobsSouth Dakota: 665,420 jobsTennessee: 4,633,711 jobsTexas: 20,639,097 jobsUtah: 2,458,247 jobsVermont: 439,349 jobsVirginia: 5,789,397 jobsWashington: 4,879,224 jobsWest Virginia: 910,570 jobsWisconsin: 3,855,203 jobsWyoming: 451,906 jobs
  • Under 900K
  • 900K to 1.8M
  • 1.8M to 2.7M
  • 2.7M to 4.2M
  • 4.2M to 6.6M
  • 6.6M and over
Total employment (jobs, BEA), 2025, jobs. South Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs located in a place, wage and salary jobs plus proprietors (self-employed and partners), farm and nonfarm. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 7010, nation and states.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice, and jobs are counted where they are, not where the worker lives. Broader than oews_employment, which leaves out the self-employed and farm workers. BEA stopped publishing county employment after 2022, so there is no county level.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states (Total employment (jobs, BEA), South Carolina, 1969 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

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SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), South Carolina, 1969 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Total employment (jobs, BEA), South Carolina, 1969 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/south-carolina.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), South Carolina, 1969 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states: Total employment (jobs, BEA), South Carolina, 1969 to 2025}},
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  url = {https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in South Carolina was 3,245,739 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) in South Carolina?

3,245,739 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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