Florence County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Florence County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 55 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Florence County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
67,049
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
136,921
people in Florence County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,650
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Florence County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
66
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Florence County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 21, 2026	Koppers Inc.	Florence	66	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Florence 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.

GE HealthCare Technologies5 open roles
Mcleod Health5 open roles
Thermo Fisher Scientific5 open roles
Pruitthealth Home Health3 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
American Honda Motor2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
Cintas2 open roles
Relate Search2 open roles

Colleges in Florence County

Colleges in Florence County
College	City	Type	Students
Francis Marion University	Florence	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Florence 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 Florence Center
Florence · Comprehensive · 843-407-9679
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Florence County

Florence52 jobs
Timmonsville3 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Florence 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.