Upstate SC News

Pickens County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,751 people out of the 129,617 living in Pickens County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Pickens County has decreased compared to the 5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 59,959 people who had a job during that time, 49 were employed in the Armed Forces and 59,910 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,751	4.4%
Employed	59,959	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	59,910	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	49	0.1%