Charleston, SC jobs, layoffs and employers

322 open professional jobs in Charleston. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Charleston is in Charleston County.

Jobs in Charleston

Supervisory Human Resources Specialist (SV-I)Transportation Security Administration
Safety & Occupational Health Specialist (GS-11)Veterans Health Administration
PARALEGAL SPECIALIST (GS-11)Bureau of Naval Personnel
UNIV-Marketing & Communications Lead CoordinatorMedical University of South Carolina
People Ops Lead - HR Generalist, On-site GreenvilleiTrust Wellness Group
Systems AdministratorMarathon TS
HR GeneralistEmeryAllen
Global HR Generalist - Hybrid, High-Impact GrowthFrazer Jones
Custodial ManagerABM Industries
Insurance Defense ParalegalAscendion

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Employers hiring most in Charleston

Charleston County School District17 open roles
Barton Malow4 open roles
Compass4 open roles
Delphi Us4 open roles
Medical University of South Carolina4 open roles
Sinclair4 open roles
Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
Akkodis3 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Builders FirstSource3 open roles

Charleston layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
194
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Charleston, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 28, 2026	WeDriveU, Inc.	Charleston	194	—	State record

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Colleges in Charleston

Colleges in Charleston
College	Type	Students
College of Charleston	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Charleston Southern University	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Medical University of South Carolina	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
American College of the Building Arts	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Charleston

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Charleston.

Job fairNov 4, 2026 · Charleston, SC
Fall 2026 Career Fair
College: Charleston School of Law

Conferences in Charleston

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Charleston. 1 with dates announced.

Charleston Conference
Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2026 · Charleston, SC
Ticket $75 to $850. In person: $695 regular to Oct 23, $850 late/on-site; virtual $450; student/retiree $110 in person.
Open call for speakers · deadline Jun 30, 2026
Land & Homebuilding Capital Markets East
Usually June (next dates not announced) · Charleston, SC
Paid ticket. Official page says June 2027, Charleston, venue TBA; dates and pricing not published.

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Charleston County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
244,932
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
414,711
people in Charleston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,320
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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.