How far apart the counties of the Midlands are on unemployment
the Midlands · Data as of
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1.5Spread in County Unemployment Rate Across the Market, in Points (July 2026) — Fairfield County against Saluda County
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County
Unemployment rate
1
Fairfield County
4.9%
2
Calhoun County
4.4%
3
Richland County
4.3%
4
Kershaw County
4.2%
5
Lexington County
3.6%
6
Saluda County
3.4%
Read this carefully: The gap in percentage points between this market's highest- and lowest-unemployment counties, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for a single month. Each county's rate is its own.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
Unemployment rate, ranked highest first across Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Saluda, SC
(6 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
Fairfield County against Saluda County, the highest and lowest of the 6 units compared. Every unit is named individually in the table below and each figure is that unit's own; none of them is a figure for the market as a whole. The median across the 6 is 4.3%. Fairfield County is an outlier within this group: it sits 3.5 times further from the median of these 6 units than the next-highest does. The middle of this range is therefore not typical of the group and the range should not be read as one.
Universe
The counties this market is made of, contrasted against each other. Each figure is that county's own and none of them is a figure for the market as a whole.
Vintage
2026
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