Anderson County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Anderson County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 106 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Anderson County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
107,090
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
207,218
people in Anderson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,683
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Anderson County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
1,375
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Anderson County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 21, 2026	ILPEA Industries, Inc.	Anderson	14	—	State record
Aug 3, 2026	80 Acres Urban Agriculture, Inc. (80 Acres Farms)	Anderson	73	—	State record
Jul 18, 2026	Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc.	Anderson	1,245	—	State record
Jul 17, 2026	ILPEA Industries, Inc.	Anderson	43	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Anderson 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.

Vertiv Holdings64 open roles
TTI7 open roles
AnMed Health2 open roles
Chick-fil-A2 open roles
First Quality2 open roles
Syensqo2 open roles
Techtronic Industries2 open roles
Techtronic Industries - TTI2 open roles
Alleguard1 open role
Alten Technology USA1 open role

Colleges in Anderson County

Colleges in Anderson County
College	City	Type	Students
Anderson University	Anderson	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Worklink Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Oconee, Pickens

SC Works Center Anderson
Anderson · Affiliate · 864-642-0466
Monday -Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
SC Works Center Easley
Easley · Affiliate · 864-220-8990
Monday - Tuesday 8:30am-5:00pm (Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm)

Cities in Anderson County

Anderson59 jobs
Pelzer35 jobs
Piedmont9 jobs
Williamston3 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

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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.