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The county economy was a $1.2 billion engine (2023 estimate). Unemployment ran at 5.2% through 2025 estimates, against a state rate of 4.1%. South Carolina is a right-to-work state.

What anchors the Newberry economy

  • Kraft Heinz (Newberry).
  • Samsung Electronics America (Newberry).
  • School District of Newberry County.
  • Newberry County Memorial Hospital.

Beyond the headlines

Newberry is corporate home to Sea Pro Boats. The single largest taxpayer in the county is BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (I-20 at Alpine Rd campus, plus multiple facilities).

Talent pipeline

Workforce flows out of Newberry College and Midlands Technical College (satellite/outreach) — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Newberry employers fill every year.

How HERE Newberry covers it

We track every layer of the Newberry economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Newberry County, it's HERE.

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4.3%
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2.8%
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▼ 31.2% YOY
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Total Employment 0.2K ▲ +2.4% YOY
County Population 381 ▲ +3.0% YOY
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