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Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Goose Creek, SC had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 43 cities in 2024, at 74.2%. North Myrtle Beach, SC had the lowest, at 42.8%. The median was 65% and the figure for South Carolina was 60.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.2Goose Creek, SC
Lowest42.8North Myrtle Beach, SC
Median6543 cities
South Carolina60.5History

All cities, 2024

Goose Creek, SC: 74.2 %Goose Creek, SC74.2Port Royal, SC: 73.5 %Port Royal, SC73.5Fountain Inn, SC: 72.9 %Fountain Inn, SC72.9Beaufort, SC: 70.5 %Beaufort, SC70.5Greer, SC: 69.6 %Greer, SC69.6North Charleston, SC: 69.4 %North Charleston, SC69.4Moncks Corner, SC: 69.3 %Moncks Corner, SC69.3Greenville, SC: 69.2 %Greenville, SC69.2Simpsonville, SC: 68.9 %Simpsonville, SC68.9Fort Mill, SC: 68.9 %Fort Mill, SC68.9Rock Hill, SC: 68.9 %Rock Hill, SC68.9Cayce, SC: 68.8 %Cayce, SC68.8Hanahan, SC: 68.7 %Hanahan, SC68.7Summerville, SC: 68.4 %Summerville, SC68.4Charleston, SC: 67.6 %Charleston, SC67.6Mauldin, SC: 67.4 %Mauldin, SC67.4Tega Cay, SC: 66.6 %Tega Cay, SC66.6James Island, SC: 66.4 %James Island, SC66.4Irmo, SC: 66.3 %Irmo, SC66.3North Augusta, SC: 66 %North Augusta, SC66Mount Pleasant, SC: 65.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC65.7Forest Acres, SC: 65 %Forest Acres, SC65Columbia, SC: 64.7 %Columbia, SC64.7Lexington, SC: 64.4 %Lexington, SC64.4West Columbia, SC: 62.7 %West Columbia, SC62.7York, SC: 62.5 %York, SC62.5Florence, SC: 61.4 %Florence, SC61.4Bluffton, SC: 60.6 %Bluffton, SC60.6Anderson, SC: 60.5 %Anderson, SC60.5Easley, SC: 60 %Easley, SC60Sumter, SC: 59.4 %Sumter, SC59.4Myrtle Beach, SC: 58.7 %Myrtle Beach, SC58.7Spartanburg, SC: 58.1 %Spartanburg, SC58.1Clemson, SC: 56 %Clemson, SC56Newberry, SC: 55.6 %Newberry, SC55.6Greenwood, SC: 54.2 %Greenwood, SC54.2Gaffney, SC: 53.8 %Gaffney, SC53.8Aiken, SC: 53 %Aiken, SC53Conway, SC: 51.3 %Conway, SC51.3Orangeburg, SC: 50.5 %Orangeburg, SC50.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 49.9 %Hilton Head Island, SC49.9Hardeeville, SC: 45.7 %Hardeeville, SC45.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 42.8 %North Myrtle Beach, SC42.8Goose Creek, SC: 74.2 %Goose Creek, SC74.2Port Royal, SC: 73.5 %Port Royal, SC73.5Fountain Inn, SC: 72.9 %Fountain Inn, SC72.9Beaufort, SC: 70.5 %Beaufort, SC70.5Greer, SC: 69.6 %Greer, SC69.6North Charleston, SC: 69.4 %North Charleston, SC69.4Moncks Corner, SC: 69.3 %Moncks Corner, SC69.3Greenville, SC: 69.2 %Greenville, SC69.2Simpsonville, SC: 68.9 %Simpsonville, SC68.9Fort Mill, SC: 68.9 %Fort Mill, SC68.9Rock Hill, SC: 68.9 %Rock Hill, SC68.9Cayce, SC: 68.8 %Cayce, SC68.8Hanahan, SC: 68.7 %Hanahan, SC68.7Summerville, SC: 68.4 %Summerville, SC68.4Charleston, SC: 67.6 %Charleston, SC67.6Mauldin, SC: 67.4 %Mauldin, SC67.4Tega Cay, SC: 66.6 %Tega Cay, SC66.6James Island, SC: 66.4 %James Island, SC66.4Irmo, SC: 66.3 %Irmo, SC66.3North Augusta, SC: 66 %North Augusta, SC66Mount Pleasant, SC: 65.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC65.7Forest Acres, SC: 65 %Forest Acres, SC65Columbia, SC: 64.7 %Columbia, SC64.7Lexington, SC: 64.4 %Lexington, SC64.4West Columbia, SC: 62.7 %West Columbia, SC62.7York, SC: 62.5 %York, SC62.5Florence, SC: 61.4 %Florence, SC61.4Bluffton, SC: 60.6 %Bluffton, SC60.6Anderson, SC: 60.5 %Anderson, SC60.5Easley, SC: 60 %Easley, SC60Sumter, SC: 59.4 %Sumter, SC59.4Myrtle Beach, SC: 58.7 %Myrtle Beach, SC58.7Spartanburg, SC: 58.1 %Spartanburg, SC58.1Clemson, SC: 56 %Clemson, SC56Newberry, SC: 55.6 %Newberry, SC55.6Greenwood, SC: 54.2 %Greenwood, SC54.2Gaffney, SC: 53.8 %Gaffney, SC53.8Aiken, SC: 53 %Aiken, SC53Conway, SC: 51.3 %Conway, SC51.3Orangeburg, SC: 50.5 %Orangeburg, SC50.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 49.9 %Hilton Head Island, SC49.9Hardeeville, SC: 45.7 %Hardeeville, SC45.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 42.8 %North Myrtle Beach, SC42.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Goose Creek, SC74.2+1.5 pts
2Port Royal, SC73.5+2.4 pts
3Fountain Inn, SC72.9+2.3 pts
4Beaufort, SC70.5+0.1 pts
5Greer, SC69.6+0.6 pts
6North Charleston, SC69.4+0.2 pts
7Moncks Corner, SC69.3+1.7 pts
8Greenville, SC69.2+0.3 pts
9Simpsonville, SC68.9-0.6 pts
10Fort Mill, SC68.9-0.5 pts
11Rock Hill, SC68.9+1.1 pts
12Cayce, SC68.8+2 pts
13Hanahan, SC68.7+0.6 pts
14Summerville, SC68.4+0.1 pts
15Charleston, SC67.6-0.3 pts
16Mauldin, SC67.4-2.5 pts
17Tega Cay, SC66.6+2 pts
18James Island, SC66.4+0.3 pts
19Irmo, SC66.3-1.4 pts
20North Augusta, SC66+0.8 pts
21Mount Pleasant, SC65.7-0.7 pts
22Forest Acres, SC65+1.9 pts
23Columbia, SC64.7-0.7 pts
24Lexington, SC64.4+2.4 pts
25West Columbia, SC62.7-1.8 pts
26York, SC62.5-1.2 pts
27Florence, SC61.4+0.9 pts
28Bluffton, SC60.6-1.9 pts
29Anderson, SC60.5-0.7 pts
30Easley, SC60-0.9 pts
31Sumter, SC59.4-0.6 pts
32Myrtle Beach, SC58.7-0.9 pts
33Spartanburg, SC58.1-1.5 pts
34Clemson, SC56-2.1 pts
35Newberry, SC55.6-2.5 pts
36Greenwood, SC54.2+1.6 pts
37Gaffney, SC53.8-1.8 pts
38Aiken, SC53-0.3 pts
39Conway, SC51.3+1.3 pts
40Orangeburg, SC50.5+1.6 pts
41Hilton Head Island, SC49.9+1.1 pts
42Hardeeville, SC45.7-1.5 pts
43North Myrtle Beach, SC42.8-4.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Goose Creek, SC, with 74.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

North Myrtle Beach, SC, with 42.8% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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