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Chesterfield County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chesterfield County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chesterfield County economy

  • 5.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.6% the month before

  • 19,141

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 43,575

    people in Chesterfield County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $47,620

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 25%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chesterfield County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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.

  1. Aalberts integrated piping systems1 open role
  2. ATI1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Other South Carolina counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Chesterfield 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.