Sumter County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sumter County’s unemployment rate is 5.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 29 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Sumter County economy

5.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
43,087
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
104,853
people in Sumter County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,990
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sumter County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
140
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Sumter County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 30, 2026	Santee Print Works	Sumter	140	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Sumter 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.

Eaton4 open roles
Charter Communications2 open roles
Unifirst2 open roles
Veracity2 open roles
Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role
AO Garcia Agency1 open role
Booz Allen Hamilton1 open role
Govcio1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Hoodcontainer1 open role

Colleges in Sumter County

Colleges in Sumter County
College	City	Type	Students
Morris College	Sumter	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Santee Lynches Workforce Development Board
Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter

Sumter Workforce Center
Sumter · Comprehensive · 803-774-1300
Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Closed 12:00PM-1:00PM)

Cities in Sumter County

Sumter29 jobs

Other South Carolina counties

All of South Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Sumter 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.