Darlington County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Darlington County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
29,414
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
62,754
people in Darlington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,419
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Darlington County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Darlington 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 Darlington 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.
- Sonoco Products10 open roles
- Coker University2 open roles
- EMCOR Group1 open role
- First Citizens Bank1 open role
- Jobot1 open role
- ScionHealth1 open role
- Sonoco1 open role
- Toppan USA1 open role
Colleges in Darlington County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coker University | Hartsville | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Darlington County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Pee Dee Workforce Development Board
Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
SC Works Hartsville
Hartsville · Affiliate · 843-309-9817
Monday -Friday 8:30am-4:00pm(Closed daily 12:00pm-1:00pm)
Cities in Darlington County
- Hartsville17 jobs
- Darlington
Other South Carolina counties
Laid off or looking for work in Darlington County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.