Darlington County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Darlington County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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.

All layoff notices in the state

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.

  1. Sonoco Products10 open roles
  2. Coker University2 open roles
  3. EMCOR Group1 open role
  4. First Citizens Bank1 open role
  5. Jobot1 open role
  6. ScionHealth1 open role
  7. Sonoco1 open role
  8. Toppan USA1 open role

Colleges in Darlington County

Colleges in Darlington County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Coker UniversityHartsvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

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.

  • SC Works Hartsville

    Hartsville · Affiliate · 843-309-9817

    Monday -Friday 8:30am-4:00pm(Closed daily 12:00pm-1:00pm)

Cities in Darlington County

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Laid off or looking for work in Darlington County?

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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.