Sumter, SC jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Command Operations Center - Lead Ops Analyst (Mission Assurance 1) - 31108HII Mission Technologies
- Financial Advisor - Safe FCUMid Oregon Credit Union
- Outside Sales Representative - UniFirstUnifirst
- Assistant Production Manager - UniFirstUnifirst
- Medical Director | South Carolina | Colonial Healthcare, a part of OptumUnitedhealth Group
- Mission Critical Material Controller - WarehouseEaton
- Mission Critical Team Coordinator - B CrewEaton
- Senior Design Engineer - Electrical Controls & WiringEaton
- Lead Change Coordinator EngineerEaton
- NPI Engineering ManagerEaton
Employers hiring most in Sumter
- Eaton8 open roles
- Abacus Technology7 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Unifirst2 open roles
- Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role
- Adams-Outdoor1 open role
- Americold1 open role
- Clean Harbors1 open role
- Cyclic Materials1 open role
- Farmers Insurance1 open role
Sumter layoffs
No layoff notices naming Sumter 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 Sumter
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Morris College | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Sumter 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,065 jobs), admin & staffing (−551 jobs)
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sumter. 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).
- Santee Lynches Workforce Development Board
Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
Sumter Workforce Center
Sumter · Comprehensive · 803-774-1300
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Closed 12:00PM-1:00PM)
Sumter County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
42,867
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
104,853
people in Sumter County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,990
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
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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