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Edgefield County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Edgefield County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Edgefield County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 13,090

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 26,508

    people in Edgefield County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,092

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Edgefield County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Edgefield 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 Edgefield 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. Liberty Tire Recycling3 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Edgefield County

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Edgefield 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.