Aiken County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Aiken County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 77 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Aiken County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
81,325
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
171,949
people in Aiken County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,940
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Aiken County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
133
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Aiken County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 6, 2026	Pactiv LLC	Aiken	133	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Aiken 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.

Prosidian Consultng12 open roles
Hubbell6 open roles
Aecon Group5 open roles
Black & Veatch5 open roles
ProSidian Consulting4 open roles
Emerson3 open roles
Pruitthealth Home Health3 open roles
Universal Health Services3 open roles
Weeks Marine3 open roles
Chick-fil-A2 open roles

Colleges in Aiken County

Colleges in Aiken County
College	City	Type	Students
University of South Carolina Aiken	Aiken	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Aiken County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Lower Savannah Workforce Development Board
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg

Cities in Aiken County

Aiken66 jobs
Beech Island11 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Aiken County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from South Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.