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Oconee County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oconee County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Oconee County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 38,208

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 79,566

    people in Oconee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,193

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oconee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Oconee 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 Oconee 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. Builders FirstSource2 open roles
  2. Clemson University2 open roles
  3. Clemson University [Clemson_Careers]2 open roles
  4. Airswift1 open role
  5. Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
  6. Clemson University [Clemson_Careers]1 open role
  7. Core Transformers1 open role
  8. Direct Staffing1 open role
  9. First Citizens Bank1 open role
  10. Focus1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • SC Works Center Seneca

    Seneca · Affiliate · 864-646-1741

    Monday - Friday 8:30 am --5:00pm (Closed 1:00pm-2:00pm)

Cities in Oconee County

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Oconee 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.