Unemployed people in Aiken, SC

Unemployed people in Aiken, SC was 660 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons660
Change on 2024+8.4%
Series high1,1162009
Series low4061999

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Unemployed people in Aiken, SC, 1999 to 2025

4006008001,0001,20019992003200720112015201920251999: 406 persons2000: 441 persons2001: 560 persons2002: 593 persons2003: 617 persons2004: 707 persons2005: 732 persons2006: 773 persons2007: 659 persons2008: 755 persons2009: 1,116 persons2010: 1,074 persons2011: 1,100 persons2012: 1,043 persons2013: 913 persons2014: 847 persons2015: 860 persons2016: 718 persons2017: 598 persons2018: 483 persons2019: 412 persons2020: 777 persons2021: 546 persons2022: 453 persons2023: 452 persons2024: 609 persons2025: 660 persons4006008001,0001,20019992008201720251999: 406 persons2000: 441 persons2001: 560 persons2002: 593 persons2003: 617 persons2004: 707 persons2005: 732 persons2006: 773 persons2007: 659 persons2008: 755 persons2009: 1,116 persons2010: 1,074 persons2011: 1,100 persons2012: 1,043 persons2013: 913 persons2014: 847 persons2015: 860 persons2016: 718 persons2017: 598 persons2018: 483 persons2019: 412 persons2020: 777 persons2021: 546 persons2022: 453 persons2023: 452 persons2024: 609 persons2025: 660 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 27 values
Periodpersons
2025660
2024609
2023452
2022453
2021546
2020777
2019412
2018483
2017598
2016718
2015860
2014847
2013913
20121,043
20111,100
20101,074
20091,116
2008755
2007659
2006773
2005732
2004707
2003617
2002593
2001560
2000441
1999406

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Aiken, SC, 1999 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Aiken, SC, 1999 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/unemployed-people/aiken-sc. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Aiken, SC, 1999 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/unemployed-people/aiken-sc.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Aiken, SC, 1999 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/aiken-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Aiken, SC?

Unemployed people in Aiken, SC was 660 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 8.4% from 2024. That is the 16th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Aiken, SC?

1,116 in 2009, the highest value since 1999 in this series.

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