Responsible for paying unemployment insurance benefits, collecting unemployment taxes, helping people find jobs, matching businesses with qualified candidates.

The Department of Employment and Workforce, through the local workforce areas, provides several training programs to help businesses find and retain good employees, including: Incumbent Worker Training (IWT); On-The-Job Training (OJT); Customized Training; Registered Apprenticeship.

Manufacturing, processing, and technology intensive companies located in South Carolina have the opportunity to receive a refund for “retraining” employees.

Works to ensure all employers in South Carolina have access to the information and technical assistance they need to create demand-driven registered apprenticeship programs.

Promote economic development in South Carolina by providing customized recruiting and training solutions to companies bringing new jobs to the state through relocation or expansion.

The Gravity Center offers programs and resources for entrepreneurs, including a co-working space.

South Carolina's life sciences industry association. A statewide, not-for-profit, public/private life sciences industry association and economic development organization formed to actively promote, build, support, expand and convene South Carolina's life sciences industry. 

Provides assistance to senior citizens and persons with disabilities, workforce development assistance, community development with a focus on infrastructure improvements and affordable housing programs, grant writing and administration, transportation planning, as well as loans to small businesses and other economic development activities for the purpose of saving and creating jobs. 

Assist local governments and organizations in a wide variety of planning, economic development, workforce investment and other technical services that will help meet the human and physical development needs of the region. 

 A provider of the highest quality of planning, technical assistance, and services to local governments, businesses, and citizens in the Central Midlands region.