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Counties in South Carolina by covered employment (QCEW)

Greenville County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 46 counties in 2014, at 248,095 jobs. McCormick County had the lowest, at 1,700 jobs. The median was 18,033 jobs and the figure for South Carolina was 1,895,420 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest248,095Greenville County
Lowest1,700McCormick County
Median18,03346 counties
South Carolina1,895,420History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 5,383 jobsAiken County: 56,362 jobsAllendale County: 2,775 jobsAnderson County: 61,144 jobsBamberg County: 3,938 jobsBarnwell County: 5,474 jobsBeaufort County: 60,345 jobsBerkeley County: 43,158 jobsCalhoun County: 4,241 jobsCharleston County: 228,699 jobsCherokee County: 18,789 jobsChester County: 8,106 jobsChesterfield County: 14,116 jobsClarendon County: 6,874 jobsColleton County: 10,619 jobsDarlington County: 19,528 jobsDillon County: 8,321 jobsDorchester County: 30,856 jobsEdgefield County: 6,060 jobsFairfield County: 9,279 jobsFlorence County: 60,445 jobsGeorgetown County: 22,590 jobsGreenville County: 248,095 jobsGreenwood County: 28,521 jobsHampton County: 4,647 jobsHorry County: 115,476 jobsJasper County: 7,669 jobsKershaw County: 17,276 jobsLancaster County: 20,445 jobsLaurens County: 20,246 jobsLee County: 3,370 jobsLexington County: 108,309 jobsMcCormick County: 1,700 jobsMarion County: 6,520 jobsMarlboro County: 6,876 jobsNewberry County: 13,848 jobsOconee County: 23,083 jobsOrangeburg County: 29,580 jobsPickens County: 34,005 jobsRichland County: 209,778 jobsSaluda County: 4,610 jobsSpartanburg County: 123,466 jobsSumter County: 36,346 jobsUnion County: 7,149 jobsWilliamsburg County: 9,238 jobsYork County: 81,311 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Greenville County: 248,095 jobsGreenville County248,095Charleston County: 228,699 jobsCharleston County228,699Richland County: 209,778 jobsRichland County209,778Spartanburg County: 123,466 jobsSpartanburg County123,466Horry County: 115,476 jobsHorry County115,476Lexington County: 108,309 jobsLexington County108,309York County: 81,311 jobsYork County81,311Anderson County: 61,144 jobsAnderson County61,144Florence County: 60,445 jobsFlorence County60,445Beaufort County: 60,345 jobsBeaufort County60,345Aiken County: 56,362 jobsAiken County56,362Berkeley County: 43,158 jobsBerkeley County43,158Sumter County: 36,346 jobsSumter County36,346Pickens County: 34,005 jobsPickens County34,005Dorchester County: 30,856 jobsDorchester County30,856Orangeburg County: 29,580 jobsOrangeburg County29,580Greenwood County: 28,521 jobsGreenwood County28,521Oconee County: 23,083 jobsOconee County23,083Georgetown County: 22,590 jobsGeorgetown County22,590Lancaster County: 20,445 jobsLancaster County20,445Laurens County: 20,246 jobsLaurens County20,246Darlington County: 19,528 jobsDarlington County19,528Cherokee County: 18,789 jobsCherokee County18,789Kershaw County: 17,276 jobsKershaw County17,276Chesterfield County: 14,116 jobsChesterfield County14,116Newberry County: 13,848 jobsNewberry County13,848Colleton County: 10,619 jobsColleton County10,619Fairfield County: 9,279 jobsFairfield County9,279Williamsburg County: 9,238 jobsWilliamsburg County9,238Dillon County: 8,321 jobsDillon County8,321Chester County: 8,106 jobsChester County8,106Jasper County: 7,669 jobsJasper County7,669Union County: 7,149 jobsUnion County7,149Marlboro County: 6,876 jobsMarlboro County6,876Clarendon County: 6,874 jobsClarendon County6,874Marion County: 6,520 jobsMarion County6,520Edgefield County: 6,060 jobsEdgefield County6,060Barnwell County: 5,474 jobsBarnwell County5,474Abbeville County: 5,383 jobsAbbeville County5,383Hampton County: 4,647 jobsHampton County4,647Saluda County: 4,610 jobsSaluda County4,610Calhoun County: 4,241 jobsCalhoun County4,241Bamberg County: 3,938 jobsBamberg County3,938Lee County: 3,370 jobsLee County3,370Allendale County: 2,775 jobsAllendale County2,775McCormick County: 1,700 jobsMcCormick County1,700Greenville County: 248,095 jobsGreenville County248,095Charleston County: 228,699 jobsCharleston County228,699Richland County: 209,778 jobsRichland County209,778Spartanburg County: 123,466 jobsSpartanburg County123,466Horry County: 115,476 jobsHorry County115,476Lexington County: 108,309 jobsLexington County108,309York County: 81,311 jobsYork County81,311Anderson County: 61,144 jobsAnderson County61,144Florence County: 60,445 jobsFlorence County60,445Beaufort County: 60,345 jobsBeaufort County60,345Aiken County: 56,362 jobsAiken County56,362Berkeley County: 43,158 jobsBerkeley County43,158Sumter County: 36,346 jobsSumter County36,346Pickens County: 34,005 jobsPickens County34,005Dorchester County: 30,856 jobsDorchester County30,856Orangeburg County: 29,580 jobsOrangeburg County29,580Greenwood County: 28,521 jobsGreenwood County28,521Oconee County: 23,083 jobsOconee County23,083Georgetown County: 22,590 jobsGeorgetown County22,590Lancaster County: 20,445 jobsLancaster County20,445Laurens County: 20,246 jobsLaurens County20,246Darlington County: 19,528 jobsDarlington County19,528Cherokee County: 18,789 jobsCherokee County18,789Kershaw County: 17,276 jobsKershaw County17,276Chesterfield County: 14,116 jobsChesterfield County14,116Newberry County: 13,848 jobsNewberry County13,848Colleton County: 10,619 jobsColleton County10,619Fairfield County: 9,279 jobsFairfield County9,279Williamsburg County: 9,238 jobsWilliamsburg County9,238Dillon County: 8,321 jobsDillon County8,321Chester County: 8,106 jobsChester County8,106Jasper County: 7,669 jobsJasper County7,669Union County: 7,149 jobsUnion County7,149Marlboro County: 6,876 jobsMarlboro County6,876Clarendon County: 6,874 jobsClarendon County6,874Marion County: 6,520 jobsMarion County6,520Edgefield County: 6,060 jobsEdgefield County6,060Barnwell County: 5,474 jobsBarnwell County5,474Abbeville County: 5,383 jobsAbbeville County5,383Hampton County: 4,647 jobsHampton County4,647Saluda County: 4,610 jobsSaluda County4,610Calhoun County: 4,241 jobsCalhoun County4,241Bamberg County: 3,938 jobsBamberg County3,938Lee County: 3,370 jobsLee County3,370Allendale County: 2,775 jobsAllendale County2,775McCormick County: 1,700 jobsMcCormick County1,700
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs		Change on 2013
1Greenville County248,095+4.5%
2Charleston County228,699+4.8%
3Richland County209,778+1.6%
4Spartanburg County123,466+3.4%
5Horry County115,476+3.3%
6Lexington County108,309+5.6%
7York County81,311+5.1%
8Anderson County61,144+1.4%
9Florence County60,445+1.6%
10Beaufort County60,345+3.7%
11Aiken County56,362+1.9%
12Berkeley County43,158+2.4%
13Sumter County36,346+2.9%
14Pickens County34,005+1.2%
15Dorchester County30,856+3.2%
16Orangeburg County29,580-1.5%
17Greenwood County28,521+2.7%
18Oconee County23,083+5.4%
19Georgetown County22,590+4%
20Lancaster County20,445+5%
21Laurens County20,246+8.9%
22Darlington County19,528+0.3%
23Cherokee County18,789+1.9%
24Kershaw County17,276+10.7%
25Chesterfield County14,116+4.2%
26Newberry County13,848+5.9%
27Colleton County10,619+4.8%
28Fairfield County9,279+18.4%
29Williamsburg County9,238+2.4%
30Dillon County8,321+0.8%
31Chester County8,106+0.8%
32Jasper County7,669+8.1%
33Union County7,149+4.6%
34Marlboro County6,876-2.1%
35Clarendon County6,874+1.6%
36Marion County6,520+1.3%
37Edgefield County6,060+1.4%
38Barnwell County5,474+1.7%
39Abbeville County5,383+0.4%
40Hampton County4,647-1%
41Saluda County4,610+13%
42Calhoun County4,241+0.3%
43Bamberg County3,938+2.2%
44Lee County3,370-2%
45Allendale County2,775-7.3%
46McCormick County1,700+1.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in South Carolina by covered employment (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in South Carolina by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/south-carolina-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in South Carolina by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/south-carolina-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in South Carolina by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/south-carolina-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Greenville County, with 248,095 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

McCormick County, with 1,700 jobs in 2014.

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