Sumter County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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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
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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Sumter County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Sumter 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.
Employers hiring most in Sumter 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.
- Abacus Technology7 open roles
- Eaton5 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Unifirst2 open roles
- Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role
- Adams-Outdoor1 open role
- Americold1 open role
- Farmers Insurance1 open role
- Hoodcontainer1 open role
- i4 Search Group1 open role
Colleges in Sumter County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris College | Sumter | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sumter 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).
- 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)
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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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