Central, SC jobs, layoffs and employers
Central layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Central in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Central
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Wesleyan University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Central. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Worklink Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Oconee, Pickens
Pickens County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
69,372
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
132,604
people in Pickens County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,411
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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Laid off or looking for work in Central?
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from South Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.