Gaffney, SC jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Engineer- Controls I USA (B Crew/PM Shift)First Solar
- Engineer- Quality I USA (1st Shift)First Solar
- Travel Center General ManagerPilot Company
- Service ManagerRollins
- Account ManagerRollins
- Production SupervisorUFP Industries
- SB Assistant Shop ManagerStrickland Brothers
Employers hiring most in Gaffney
- First Solar2 open roles
- Rollins2 open roles
- Pilot Company1 open role
- Strickland Brothers1 open role
- UFP Industries1 open role
Gaffney layoffs
No layoff notices naming Gaffney in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Gaffney
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Limestone University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Gaffney
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Gaffney.
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How to Start a Business with SBA Resources - Gaffney, SC
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Cherokee County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 12.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.7%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,641 jobs), manufacturing (−704 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Gaffney. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken returns to Spartanburg's east sideGoUpstate on MSN · Oct 27, 2026
- AI Data Center Revolt Tour makes a stop in SpartanburgWSPA · Oct 6, 2026
Learn and get funded in Gaffney
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Gaffney. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in South Carolina? How to file for unemployment in South Carolina (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Upstate Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Upstate Cherokee Center
Gaffney · Affiliate
Tuesday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (Closed 1:00pm-2:00pm)
Cherokee County economy
5.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.8% the month before
23,726
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
56,299
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,047
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from South Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. South Carolina unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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