Greenwood, SC jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Greenwood

• Director of Genomics Lab - Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Greenwood SCClemson University
• Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer / OPEXEaton
• Sr. OPEX /Continuous Improvement EngineerEaton
• Production Supervisor- 2nd ShiftEaton
• Quality EngineerEaton
• Production Supervisor - 3rd ShiftEaton
• Data Center Segment ManagerEaton
• Supplier Quality EngineerEaton
• Mechanical DesignerEaton
• Production Supervisor - 1st ShiftEaton

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Employers hiring most in Greenwood

1. Eaton12 open roles
2. UHY2 open roles
3. Agape Care1 open role
4. Cardinal Health1 open role
5. Clemson University1 open role
6. Eyetastic Services1 open role
7. Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont1 open role
8. Strickland Brothers1 open role
9. U.S. Army Reserve Command1 open role

Greenwood layoffs

No layoff notices naming Greenwood 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.

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Colleges in Greenwood

Greenwood 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 up 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.2%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+454 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−500 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Greenwood. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Growing concerns: Store closure leaves grocery gap in Greenwood neighborhoodIndex-Journal · Oct 16, 2026
• South Carolina company to lay off Illinois workers this monthJournal Star · Oct 1, 2026

Learn and get funded in Greenwood

• 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 Greenwood. 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).

• Upper Savannah Workforce Development Board

  Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda

• Greenwood SC Works

  Greenwood · Comprehensive

  Monday - Friday 8:30am -5:00pm (Closed 12:00am-1:00pm)

Greenwood County economy

• 4.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.2% the month before

• 29,732

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 69,329

  people in Greenwood County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $50,635

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 34%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS