Lower West SC News

Colleton County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,059 people out of the 38,520 living in Colleton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Colleton County has decreased compared to the 6.9% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Colleton County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 15,885 people who had a job during that time, 100 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,785 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,059	6.3%
Employed	15,885	93.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,785	93.2%
Employed in armed forces	100	0.6%