Laurens County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Laurens County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Laurens County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
33,345
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
67,904
people in Laurens County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,517
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Laurens County ranks

Where Laurens County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#3Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southeast−1.2 points · of 100
#21Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southeast8.3 per 10,000 · of 100

Laurens 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 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−308 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Growing concerns: Store closure leaves grocery gap in Greenwood neighborhoodIndex-Journal · Oct 16, 2026
South Carolina company to lay off Illinois workers this monthJournal Star · Oct 1, 2026

Learn and get funded in Laurens 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.

Laurens County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Laurens County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Laurens 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.

ZF North America2 open roles
Lakeside Recruiting Solutions1 open role
Laurens Co School District 551 open role
Walmart1 open role

Colleges in Laurens County

Colleges in Laurens County
College	City	Type	Students
Presbyterian College	Clinton	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Upper Savannah Workforce Development Board
Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda

SC Works Center - Laurens
Clinton · Affiliate · 864-358-0090
Monday -Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm Closed (12:00Pm-1:00:pm)

Cities in Laurens County

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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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