SC@Work: Rural Connections events are a continuation of our SC@Work: Road Trips last year. The road trips were small job fairs and community events in the most rural pockets of our great state. Those job fairs took place in 2023 at 24 different locations across 17 counties, with over 700 jobseekers in attendance and 600 follow-up interviews. Now it's time for phase two of our rural initiative: Rural Connections! These job fairs aim to be more frequent, bigger, and better!

SC@Work: Rural Connections events are targeting jobseekers with barriers to employment, such as transportation, which prevent them from accessing regional workforce development services. These events can include festivals and community events. For instance, a jobseeker can attend this event and network directly with employers, submit applications and work on their resume in DEW’s Career Coach, talk to community providers, and more. Instead of people in rural communities having to commute for 40 minutes to a job fair, we are bringing the job fairs right to their backdoor!

The state-of-the-art Career Coach mobile unit will be present at certain events, which is a traveling SC Works center that is wheelchair accessible, has 10 workstations for job-seeking activities, provides wi-fi and printer capabilities, and has staff available to assist users. It is an extension of the services provided through SC Works Centers across the state. SC@Work: Rural Connections is part of an ongoing rural initiative to make DEW and SC Works services accessible to jobseekers in rural and underserved areas.

Attend upcoming Rural Connections events in your area!

SC@Work Trip Flyers

Want to spread the word about upcoming SC@Work: Rural Connections? Click on the below options to download event flyers for upcoming trips!

• July 16 - Hampton Flyer
• July 21 - Virtual Event Flyer
• July 23 - Laurens Flyer
• July 24 - Colleton Flyer
• July 25 - Colleton Flyer
• July 26 - Union Flyer
• July 26 - Hampton Flyer
• July 26 - Colleton Flyer
• July 27 - Hampton Flyer
• July 31 - Abbeville Flyer
• August 5 - Hampton Flyer
• August 8 - Darlington Flyer
• August 13 - Laurens Flyer
• August 13 - Greenwood Flyer
• January - August (select dates) - Horry Flyer
• August 27 - McCormick Flyer
• September 18-20 - Yemassee Flyer 
• September 27 - Hampton Flyer
• Every First Monday - Mullins Flyer
• Every Third Wednesday - Darlington Flyer
• Every Third Friday - Myrtle Beach Flyer