McCormick County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McCormick County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

McCormick County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
3,554
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,701
people in McCormick County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,344
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McCormick County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McCormick 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Upper Savannah Workforce Development Board
Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in McCormick 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.