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Labor Force
July 2015
Richland County
Columbia MSA
Labor Force
196,824
394,728
Employed
184,250
370,764
Unemployed
12,574
23,964
Unemployment Rate
6.4%
6.1%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Population
Year
Richland County
Columbia MSA
2013
375,360
764,230
2017
387,110
796,360
2020
395,920
820,450
Source: JobsEQ2017, forecast 2013 - 2020
Age Distribution
Richland County
South Carolina
Under 18
87,553
22.8%
1,080,474
23.4%
18-24
58,874
15.3%
476,445
10.3%
25-34
57,978
15.1%
592,056
12.8%
35-44
49,845
13.0%
601,292
13.0%
45-54
51,568
13.4%
659,428
14.3%
55-64
41,145
10.7%
583,795
12.6%
65-74
21,097
5.5%
369,043
8.0%
75+
16,444
4.3%
262,831
5.7%
Source: JobsEQ for 2017
Educational Attainment - 2017
Richland County
South Carolina
High School Graduate
43,281
21.4%
722,745
12.4%
Some College
47,104
23.3%
546,318
22.0%
Associate's Degree
18,385
9.1%
244,173
9.8%
Bachelor's Degree
47,056
23.3%
434,980
17.5%
Graduate Degree
28,732
14.2%
228,218
9.2%
Source: JobsEQ for 2017