There are no manufacturing labor unions in Pickens County and South Carolina's status as a Right-to-Work state helps it maintain the lowest unionization rate in the U.S. In 2015, only 2.1% of South Carolina's total labor force and 1.4% of private manufacturing employees were registered as union members.
2014 Union Membership, Pickens County & Selected U.S. MSA Markets
| Pickens County | 56,401
| 0 | 0.0% |
| Atlanta, GA | 2,371,577
| 100,382
| 4.2% |
| Charlotte, NC | 869,034
| 20,163
| 2.3% |
| Cleveland, OH | 893,982
| 111,418
| 12.5% |
| Detroit, MI | 1,757,055
| 261,053
| 14.9% |
Richmond, VA
| 616,994 | 31,912 | 5.2% |
Source: 2016 www.unionstats.com, Pickens Area SHRM Survey, Alliance Pickens
2015 Statewide Union Membership, SC and Selected States
| South Carolina | 1,961,047
| 40,425
| 2.1% |
| Alabama | 1,863,152
| 189,834
| 10.2% |
| Georgia | 4,018,507
| 161,720
| 4.0% |
| Michigan | 4,086,105
| 621,952
| 15.2% |
| Virginia | 3,735,236 | 201,931 | 5.4% |
Source: 2016 www.unionstats.com