Oconee County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oconee County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Oconee County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
38,124
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
79,566
people in Oconee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,193
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Oconee County ranks

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

November 2026

#23Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southeast−0.8 points · of 100

Oconee 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 7.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+836 jobs), health care (+468 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Oconee 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.

Oconee County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Oconee 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.

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Employers hiring most in Oconee 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.

BorgWarner3 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals2 open roles
Brunswick1 open role
Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
Clemson University [Clemson_Careers]1 open role
Eaton1 open role
First Citizens Bank1 open role
Focus1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Worklink Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Oconee, Pickens

SC Works Center Seneca
Seneca · Affiliate · 864-646-1741
Monday - Friday 8:30 am --5:00pm (Closed 1:00pm-2:00pm)

Cities in Oconee 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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