Lexington County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lexington County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 28 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lexington County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
163,137
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
300,370
people in Lexington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,014
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lexington County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
591
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Lexington County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 7, 2026	Republic National Distributing Company, LLC	Lexington	451	—	State record
May 7, 2026	Charter Communications	Lexington	62	—	State record
Jan 30, 2026	SC Industrial Holdings, LLC	Lexington	78	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lexington 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.

Apex Tool Group Homepage4 open roles
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers2 open roles
ADP1 open role
Agape Care1 open role
Apex Tool Group1 open role
Cintas1 open role
Complete Contractor Services1 open role
Dominion Energy1 open role
Engineering Design and Testing1 open role
Ernest1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Midlands Workforce Development Board
Fairfield, Lexington, Richland

SC Works Lexington Center
West Columbia · Affiliate · 803-359-6131
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Lexington County

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Lexington 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.