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Unemployed people in North Charleston, SC

Unemployed people in North Charleston, SC was 2,577 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,577
Change on 2024+11.8%
Rank3rd of 25Cities in South Carolina ranked
Series high4,7742010
Series low1,0961990

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Unemployed people in North Charleston, SC, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,096 persons1991: 1,604 persons1992: 2,315 persons1993: 2,465 persons1994: 2,322 persons1995: 2,007 persons1996: 2,093 persons1997: 1,610 persons1998: 1,151 persons1999: 1,285 persons2000: 1,761 persons2001: 2,158 persons2002: 2,557 persons2003: 2,961 persons2004: 3,185 persons2005: 3,229 persons2006: 2,363 persons2007: 2,125 persons2008: 2,795 persons2009: 4,583 persons2010: 4,774 persons2011: 4,676 persons2012: 4,006 persons2013: 3,208 persons2014: 2,840 persons2015: 2,840 persons2016: 2,306 persons2017: 1,958 persons2018: 1,596 persons2019: 1,348 persons2020: 4,096 persons2021: 2,506 persons2022: 1,798 persons2023: 1,613 persons2024: 2,305 persons2025: 2,577 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 1,096 persons1991: 1,604 persons1992: 2,315 persons1993: 2,465 persons1994: 2,322 persons1995: 2,007 persons1996: 2,093 persons1997: 1,610 persons1998: 1,151 persons1999: 1,285 persons2000: 1,761 persons2001: 2,158 persons2002: 2,557 persons2003: 2,961 persons2004: 3,185 persons2005: 3,229 persons2006: 2,363 persons2007: 2,125 persons2008: 2,795 persons2009: 4,583 persons2010: 4,774 persons2011: 4,676 persons2012: 4,006 persons2013: 3,208 persons2014: 2,840 persons2015: 2,840 persons2016: 2,306 persons2017: 1,958 persons2018: 1,596 persons2019: 1,348 persons2020: 4,096 persons2021: 2,506 persons2022: 1,798 persons2023: 1,613 persons2024: 2,305 persons2025: 2,577 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 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,577
20242,305
20231,613
20221,798
20212,506
20204,096
20191,348
20181,596
20171,958
20162,306
20152,840
20142,840
20133,208
20124,006
20114,676
20104,774
20094,583
20082,795
20072,125
20062,363
20053,229
20043,185
20032,961
20022,557
20012,158
20001,761
19991,285
19981,151
19971,610
19962,093
19952,007
19942,322
19932,465
19922,315
19911,604
19901,096

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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, North Charleston, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, North Charleston, 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/unemployed-people/north-charleston-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, North Charleston, 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/unemployed-people/north-charleston-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, North Charleston, 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/unemployed-people/north-charleston-sc (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in North Charleston, SC?

Unemployed people in North Charleston, SC was 2,577 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 North Charleston, SC?

4,774 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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