Spartanburg County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Spartanburg County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 138 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Spartanburg County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
177,384
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
338,096
people in Spartanburg County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,195
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Spartanburg County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
534
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers

WARN notices filed in Spartanburg County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 30, 2026	Smith Drug Company	Spartanburg	195	—	State record
Jul 5, 2026	thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services, Inc.	Spartanburg	110	—	State record
Jun 28, 2026	Univar Solutions USA LLC	Spartanburg	99	—	State record
Mar 5, 2026	Saddle Creek Logistics Services	Spartanburg	130	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Spartanburg 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.

Danaher7 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
AFL4 open roles
DHL4 open roles
Oshkosh4 open roles
Pall4 open roles
Agape Care3 open roles
American Credit Acceptance3 open roles
Keurig Dr Pepper3 open roles
Learning Care Group3 open roles

Colleges in Spartanburg County

Colleges in Spartanburg County
College	City	Type	Students
Converse University	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of South Carolina-Upstate	Spartanburg	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Wofford College	Spartanburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Sherman College of Chiropractic	Boiling Springs	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Upstate Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union

SC Works Upstate-Spartanburg
Spartanburg · Affiliate · 864-764-1966
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

Cities in Spartanburg County

Spartanburg92 jobs
Duncan36 jobs
Cowpens5 jobs
Boiling Springs4 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Spartanburg 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.