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Population in Labor Force: 2000


  Population 16 Years and Over In Labor Force (#) In Labor Force (%) Not In Labor Force (#) Not In Labor Force (%)
South Carolina 3114016 1974222 63.4 1139794 36.6
Abbeville 20254 12193 60.2 8061 39.8
Aiken 109551 67969 62 41582 38
Allendale 8595 3823 44.5 4772 55.5
Anderson 129319 81305 62.9 48014 37.1
Bamberg 13013 6743 51.8 6270 48.2
Barnwell 17631 10204 57.9 7427 42.1
Beaufort 95640 59093 61.8 36547 38.2
Berkeley 107155 70410 65.7 36745 34.3
Calhoun 11846 6978 58.9 4868 41.1
Charleston 244381 155555 63.7 88826 36.3
Cherokee 40344 25112 62.2 15232 37.8
Chester 25880 15855 61.3 10025 38.7
Chesterfield 32642 19436 59.5 13206 40.5
Clarendon 25114 12853 51.2 12261 48.8
Colleton 29001 16004 55.2 12997 44.8
Darlington 51476 31299 60.8 20177 39.2
Dillon 22828 13622 59.7 9206 40.3
Dorchester 71831 47288 65.8 24543 34.2
Edgefield 19342 10257 53 9085 47
Fairfield 17969 10838 60.3 7131 39.7
Florence 97016 60496 62.4 36520 37.6
Georgetown 43417 25251 58.2 18166 41.8
Greenville 296250 197900 66.8 98350 33.2
Greenwood 51171 32278 63.1 18893 36.9
Hampton 16228 8336 51.4 7892 48.6
Horry 159541 102356 64.2 57185 35.8
Jasper 15694 9008 57.4 6686 42.6
Kershaw 40442 26519 65.6 13923 34.4
Lancaster 47434 30038 63.3 17396 36.7
Laurens 53977 33689 62.4 20288 37.6
Lee 15494 8342 53.8 7152 46.2
Lexington 165705 115110 69.5 50595 30.5
McCormick 8281 3602 43.5 4679 56.5
Marion 26835 15660 58.4 11175 41.6
Marlboro 22143 12044 54.4 10099 45.6
Newberry 28403 17234 60.7 11169 39.3
Oconee 52823 31535 59.7 21288 40.3
Orangeburg 70658 40265 57 30393 43
Pickens 88523 56330 63.6 32193 36.4
Richland 252390 170704 67.6 81686 32.4
Saluda 14908 9194 61.7 5714 38.3
Spartanburg 197290 126914 64.3 70376 35.7
Sumter 78457 48696 62.1 29761 37.9
Union 23482 13971 59.5 9511 40.5
Williamsburg 27913 15059 53.9 12854 46.1
York 125729 86854 69.1 38875 30.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3 Demographic Profiles, Table DP-3.