North Charleston, SC jobs, layoffs and employers
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Employers hiring most in North Charleston
- Ingevity1 open role
North Charleston layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
194
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeDriveU, Inc.Takes effect Feb 28, 2026 | Charleston 37 County | 194 | Closure | State record |
Charleston County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 6.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,589 jobs), construction (+2,151 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−873 jobs), admin & staffing (−730 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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North Charleston · Comprehensive · 843-574-1800
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Charleston County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
245,088
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
414,711
people in Charleston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,320
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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