Unemployment & Labor Force Statistics

 

Labor Force Participation & Employment – Lexington County, SC

Characteristic (Year)

30 Minute Drive

45 Minute Drive

South Carolina

Labor Force 2004

155,363

270,320

2,046,179

Labor Force Change From 2000

-18,753

-29,207

49,079

Labor Force Participation Rate

46%

46%

49%

Unemployment 2004

9,477

9,477

139,607

Unemployment Rate 2004

6.1%

5.7%

6.8%

 

For up-to-date monthly labor force and employment statistics, visit the South Carolina Employment Security web site at www.sces.org

 

You can also review historical unemployment and labor force data for Lexington County by visiting the South Carolina Employment Security historical unemployment page at www.sces.org/lmi/data/labor-force/lexington.xls

 

This data is in excel format and you will need Microsoft Excel to view it.