Size & Composition – Greenville Area Development Corporation

Greenville County Workforce

Greenville County’s employers draw workers from a wide area. Over 80 percent of the county’s workforce comes from Greenville or surrounding counties in Upstate South Carolina. Visit our Key Data tool to view more information about Greenville County’s Labor Force.

Workforce Characteristics

Civilian Workforce (2020)1Greenville CountyGreenville MSA *
Labor Force, Annual Average255,984434,168
Employed, Annual Average241,371409,041
Unemployed, Annual Average14,61325,127
Unemployment Rate5.7%5.8%
Working Age Population Distribution (2019)2
15 to 196.2%6.8%
20 to 3420.2%20.1%
35 to 5425.6%24.9%
55 to 6412.7%13.0%
Educational Attainment - Age 25 and Older (2019)2
Population, Age 25 and older358,605625,541
High School Diploma (Includes Equivalency)22.9%26.5%
Some College, No Degree19.2%19.4%
Associate's Degree10.0%10.6%
Bachelor's Degree23.5%19.9%
Graduate or Professional Degree13.0%11.5%
High School Diploma or Higher88.5%87.9%
Bachelor Degree or Higher36.5%31.3%

Sources:
1SC Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW), 2020 Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

Job Counts in Counties Where Greenville’s Workers Live (2019)

StateCountShare
Greenville149,71553.8%
Spartanburg27,82410.0%
Anderson22,3828.0%
Pickens16,4535.9%
Laurens8,5873.1%
Richland4,4501.9%
Oconee4,4501.6%
Charleston3,4351.2%
Lexington3,3921.2%
York2,8361.0%
All Other Counties33,79012.1%
Total All Jobs278,186100.0%

Source: US Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics

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