| | Civilian Labor Force, 2018 | Persons Employed, 2018 | Persons Unemployed, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 |
|
| United States | 162,075,000 | 155,761,000 | 6,314,000 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,072,930 | 11,566,708 | 506,222 | 4.2% | 107.6% |
| South Carolina | 2,339,939 | 2,259,057 | 80,882 | 3.5% | 88.7% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 621,492 | 601,890 | 19,602 | 3.2% | 81.0% |
|
| County |
| Anderson | 90,434 | 87,481 | 2,953 | 3.3% | 83.8% |
| Cherokee | 25,154 | 24,234 | 920 | 3.7% | 93.9% |
| Greenville | 252,563 | 245,134 | 7,429 | 2.9% | 75.5% |
| Oconee | 34,792 | 33,612 | 1,180 | 3.4% | 87.1% |
| Pickens | 56,971 | 55,050 | 1,921 | 3.4% | 86.6% |
| Spartanburg | 150,134 | 145,417 | 4,717 | 3.1% | 80.6% |
| Union | 11,444 | 10,962 | 482 | 4.2% | 108.1% |
