Cherokee County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Cherokee County economy
5.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.2% the month before
23,456
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
56,299
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,047
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cherokee County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Cherokee County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Cherokee 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.
- First Solar2 open roles
- Nestlé1 open role
- Pilot Company1 open role
- Rollins1 open role
- Synerfac Technical Staffing1 open role
Colleges in Cherokee County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone University | Gaffney | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cherokee County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Upstate Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Upstate Cherokee Center
Gaffney · Affiliate
Tuesday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (Closed 1:00pm-2:00pm)
Cities in Cherokee County
- Gaffney5 jobs
Other South Carolina counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.