Florence County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Florence County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 41 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Florence County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
66,779
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
136,921
people in Florence County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,650
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Florence 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 2.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+997 jobs), manufacturing (+870 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−854 jobs), retail (−462 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Job fair for former Dal-Tile employees set for ThursdayThe TimesDaily · Oct 21, 2026
Dal-Tile Services to shut down Florence facility, impacting 146 workersrocketcitynow.com on MSN · Oct 19, 2026
3-day closure planned at Florence intersection as crews conduct sewer repairsWBTW · Oct 16, 2026

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Florence County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
66
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Florence County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 20, 2026	Koppers Inc.Takes effect Apr 21, 2026	Florence County	66	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Florence 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.

Mcleod Health3 open roles
ABB2 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
American Honda Motor2 open roles
BrightSpring Health Services2 open roles
Butler2 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
GE HealthCare Technologies2 open roles
Relate Search2 open roles
Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role

Colleges in Florence County

Colleges in Florence County
College	City	Type	Students
Francis Marion University	Florence	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Florence 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).

Pee Dee Workforce Development Board
Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro

SC Works Florence Center
Florence · Comprehensive · 843-407-9679
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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Sources: 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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