Cary, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Sr. Director | Industry Relations - US RemoteMckesson
- Sr. Associate Client ManagementMckesson
- Director, Rare Disease OperationsMckesson
- Senior Sales SpecialistMckesson
- Manager, Patient AccessMckesson
- Operations ManagerUlta Beauty
- AI Product OwnerPennyMac Financial Services
- Cybersecurity Network EngineerAmerican Tower
- Cybersecurity AnalystAmerican Tower
- Sr C/C++/ RTOS Software Engineer - Core Tech TeamGarmin
Employers hiring most in Cary
- Epic Games33 open roles
- Wake County Public School System16 open roles
- Black & Veatch14 open roles
- Garmin14 open roles
- Apple5 open roles
- Crystal IS5 open roles
- Mckesson5 open roles
- MetLife4 open roles
- Charter Communications3 open roles
- Chiesi USA3 open roles
Cary layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cary in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Cary
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherds Theological Seminary | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Where Cary ranks
Where Cary placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast12% · of 87
- #11Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina23% · of 11
- #15Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast58% · of 87
- #19Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast11% · of 84
- #25Best cities for remote-friendly jobs7% · of 100
- #25Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast19% · of 87
Wake County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 7.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 11.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+14,686 jobs), construction (+5,705 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−452 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Cary. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Fiction Kitchen, a Beloved Vegan Outpost in Raleigh, Will Close Its DoorsINDY Week · Nov 6, 2026
- Raleigh's Bloom Collective Café Shuts Oct. 24 as Federal Hemp Crackdown LoomsHoodline · Oct 9, 2026
- Raleigh, North Carolina, reduces IT service desk costs by 66% with ServiceNow AI agentsMarketScreener · Oct 8, 2026
Learn and get funded in Cary
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cary. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in North Carolina? How to file for unemployment in North Carolina (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Capital Area Workforce Development Board
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Wake County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
698,382
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,151,009
people in Wake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$101,763
median household income
Source: Census ACS
57%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from North Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. North Carolina unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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