Orangeburg, SC jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, ManufacturingThe LaSalle Network
- Director of Operations (RN)Agape Care
- Director of Therapy ServicesPruitthealth Home Health
- Operations ManagerWaste Management
- Associate Director of Financial Aid (54963)Claflin University
- Branch ManagerOneMain Holdings
- Branch Manager I - Orangeburg, SCSouthState Bank, National Association
- Remote LTC Actuary - Model Governance & Controls LeadGenworth
- Process EngineerZeus Industrial Products
- Manufacturing EngineerDelectus
Employers hiring most in Orangeburg
- Ferrara Candy6 open roles
- Zeus5 open roles
- SI Group2 open roles
- Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role
- Agape Care1 open role
- Bimbo Bakeries USA1 open role
- Claflin University1 open role
- Delectus1 open role
- Genworth1 open role
- OneMain Holdings1 open role
Orangeburg layoffs
No layoff notices naming Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Claflin University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| South Carolina State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Orangeburg 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 6.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, down 1.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,851 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Orangeburg. Each link goes to the publisher.
- USC Aiken advisory group is using AI and focusing on three projects that will benefit the communityThe Post and Courier on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in Orangeburg
- 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 Orangeburg. 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).
- Lower Savannah Workforce Development Board
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
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Orangeburg County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.4% the month before
35,532
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,531
people in Orangeburg County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,214
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
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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