Saluda County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Saluda County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Saluda County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
9,311
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,958
people in Saluda County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,957
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Saluda County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
4
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Saluda County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Nov 21, 2025	Best Dressed Chicken, Inc.Takes effect Jan 20, 2026	Saluda County	4	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Saluda 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.

Palmetto Gourmet Foods1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Saluda 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

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Laid off or looking for work in Saluda 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.