Orangeburg County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Orangeburg County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 30 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Orangeburg County economy

5.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.8% the month before
35,632
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,531
people in Orangeburg County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,214
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Orangeburg County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg 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.

Ferrara Candy6 open roles
Zeus4 open roles
SI Group2 open roles
The LaSalle Network2 open roles
Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role
Agape Care1 open role
Amedisys1 open role
Bimbo Bakeries USA1 open role
Buckland1 open role
Claflin University1 open role

Colleges in Orangeburg County

Colleges in Orangeburg County
College	City	Type	Students
Claflin University	Orangeburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
South Carolina State University	Orangeburg	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lower Savannah Workforce Development Board
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg

SC Works Orangeburg
Orangeburg · Comprehensive · 803-534-3336
Monday- Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm (Closed 1:00pm-2:00PM)

Cities in Orangeburg County

Orangeburg30 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Orangeburg 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.