Dorchester County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meDorchester County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
92,018
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
164,322
people in Dorchester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,896
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Dorchester County ranks
Where Dorchester County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #15Fastest-growing job markets in the Southeast+10.7% · of 100
Dorchester 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 10.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+727 jobs), health care (+606 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Dorchester County
- 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.
Dorchester County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
78
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hardie Building Products Inc.Takes effect Mar 16, 2026 | Dorchester County | 78 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Dorchester County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- HD Supply3 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
- Builders FirstSource2 open roles
- Lumos Fiber2 open roles
- Akima1 open role
- ATI | Advanced Technology International1 open role
- CEMS Engineering1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- First Citizens Bank1 open role
- Garmin1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Dorchester County. 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).
- Trident Workforce Development Board
Berkeley, Dorchester
SC Works Dorchester
Summerville · Affiliate · 843-821-0695
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm( Closed 12pm-1pm)
Cities in Dorchester County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from South Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. South Carolina unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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