Lancaster County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lancaster County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lancaster County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
52,846
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
100,905
people in Lancaster County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,751
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lancaster County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
132
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Lancaster County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 7, 2026	KPR US LLC	Kershaw	13	—	State record
Jul 6, 2026	Hengst Filtration	Kershaw	77	—	State record
May 29, 2026	KPR US LLC	Kershaw	23	—	State record
May 15, 2026	KPR US LLC	Kershaw	19	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lancaster 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.

Nutramax Laboratories3 open roles
Acadia Healthcare Company1 open role
Advantage Technical1 open role
Confidential1 open role
HealthCare Marketing Group1 open role
Scientific Search1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Catawba Regional Workforce Development Board
Chester, Lancaster, York

SC Works - Lancaster
Lancaster · Comprehensive · 803-285-6966
Mon - Fri - 8:30am - 5:00pm

Cities in Lancaster County

Kershaw
Lancaster9 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Lancaster County?

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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.