Where the labour force grew fastest across the Upstate
the Upstate · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
4.0%12-month growth in the county labour force (August 2026) — Anderson County
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County
12-month labour force growth
1
Anderson County
4.0%
2
Spartanburg County
4.0%
3
Pickens County
3.8%
4
Greenville County
3.6%
5
Laurens County
3.3%
6
Oconee County
2.4%
Read this carefully: Not seasonally adjusted. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
12-month labour force growth, ranked highest first across Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, SC
(6 ranked in total).
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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