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Population in Labor Force: 1990


  Population 16 Years and Over In Labor Force (#) In Labor Force (%) Not In Labor Force (#) Not In Labor Force (%)
South Carolina 2669383 1762523 66 906860 34
Abbeville 18430 11341 61.5 7089 38.5
Aiken 91237 58635 64.3 32602 35.7
Allendale 8589 4463 52 4126 48
Anderson 113450 74225 65.4 39225 34.6
Bamberg 12705 7186 56.6 5519 43.4
Barnwell 14752 9596 65 5156 35
Beaufort 66602 45426 68.2 21176 31.8
Berkeley 91012 63257 69.5 27755 30.5
Calhoun 9667 5994 62 3673 38
Charleston 227940 155591 68.3 72349 31.7
Cherokee 34288 22720 66.3 11568 33.7
Chester 24286 15447 63.6 8839 36.4
Chesterfield 29220 18643 63.8 10577 36.2
Clarendon 20970 12163 58 8807 42
Colleton 25563 15341 60 10222 40
Darlington 46622 29239 62.7 17383 37.3
Dillon 21075 12768 60.6 8307 39.4
Dorchester 60862 41520 68.2 19342 31.8
Edgefield 13657 8855 64.8 4802 35.2
Fairfield 16712 10330 61.8 6382 38.2
Florence 85638 55066 64.3 30572 35.7
Georgetown 34122 21137 61.9 12985 38.1
Greenville 250175 169887 67.9 80288 32.1
Greenwood 46025 29519 64.1 16506 35.9
Hampton 13041 7637 58.6 5404 41.4
Horry 113605 74975 66 38630 34
Jasper 10951 6598 60.3 4353 39.7
Kershaw 33279 21860 65.7 11419 34.3
Lancaster 41497 27630 66.6 13867 33.4
Laurens 45224 28767 63.6 16457 36.4
Lee 13403 7994 59.6 5409 40.4
Lexington 128539 93394 72.7 35145 27.3
McCormick 6979 3554 50.9 3425 49.1
Marion 24529 15371 62.7 9158 37.3
Marlboro 21917 13154 60 8763 40
Newberry 25753 16188 62.9 9565 37.1
Oconee 45108 28749 63.7 16359 36.3
Orangeburg 63705 38539 60.5 25166 39.5
Pickens 75600 47917 63.4 27683 36.6
Richland 224904 154318 68.6 70586 31.4
Saluda 12587 7992 63.5 4595 36.5
Spartanburg 177598 117390 66.1 60208 33.9
Sumter 76205 50841 66.7 25364 33.3
Union 23731 14743 62.1 8988 37.9
Williamsburg 26246 15800 60.2 10446 39.8
York 101383 70763 69.8 30620 30.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1990. SF3 Demographic Profiles, Table DP-3.