Chester County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chester County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chester County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.2% the month before
14,864
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,177
people in Chester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,216
median household income
Source: Census ACS
23%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chester County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Chester 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

Employers hiring most in Chester 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.

ATI2 open roles
Everest Search Partners1 open role
GITI Tire1 open role
Guardian Glass1 open role
Guardian Industries1 open role
IKO Industries1 open role
Synthomer1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Catawba Regional Workforce Development Board
Chester, Lancaster, York

SC Works - Chester
Chester · Affiliate · 803-377-8147
Monday - Wednesday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (Resource Room)

Cities in Chester County

Richburg5 jobs
Chester3 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Chester 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.