Bamberg County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bamberg County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Bamberg County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.5% the month before
5,396
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
13,164
people in Bamberg County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,206
median household income
Source: Census ACS
24%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bamberg County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Bamberg County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Bamberg County

Colleges in Bamberg County
College	City	Type	Students
Voorhees University	Denmark	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bamberg 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 Bamberg County

Denmark

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Bamberg County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.