Durham, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Hospice Director of Nursing RNPruitthealth Home Health
- MDS Director RNPruitthealth Home Health
- Duke Health - Spine Division ChiefDuke Health Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
- Administrative Director - Graduate Medical EducationDuke Health
- Community Health Medical DirectorDuke Health Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
- Division Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Duke HealthDuke Health
- Division Chief, Emergency Medicine Department of Pediatrics - Duke University School of MedicineDuke Health Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
- Associate Medical Director, Transfusion Services - Duke HealthDuke Health
- Director of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Trials Unit, Durham, NC - Duke HealthDuke Health
- Senior Medical Director, Primary Care Concierge and Direct Pay Services, Durham, NC - Duke HealthDuke Health Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
Employers hiring most in Durham
- Duke University137 open roles
- GSK38 open roles
- Fortrea Holdings28 open roles
- Duke Health27 open roles
- Labcorp Holdings23 open roles
- Duke Health Lake Norman Regional Medical Center18 open roles
- Fidelity Investments16 open roles
- Duke Health14 open roles
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise14 open roles
- Wolfspeed14 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Durham
- Cerence1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Durham layoffs
No layoff notices naming Durham 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 Durham
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Duke University | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| North Carolina Central University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Watts College of Nursing | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Durham
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Durham. 1 with dates announced.
- Sustainable Fleet Technology Conference & Expo
Aug 17 to Aug 19, 2027 · Durham, NC
Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not yet published.
Open call for speakers
Where Durham ranks
Where Durham placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southeast27% · of 87
- #10Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast7% · of 77
- #10Best cities for junior jobs in North Carolina25% · of 11
- #12Best cities for clinical jobs76 openings · of 22
- #13Best cities for education jobs155 openings · of 47
- #13Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southeast10% · of 87
Durham 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 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,445 jobs), hotels & food (+1,354 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−2,212 jobs), finance & insurance (−652 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Durham. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Raleigh/Durham Layoffs NewsThe Business Journals · Oct 1, 2026
Learn and get funded in Durham
- 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 Durham. 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).
NCWorks Career Center Durham County
Durham · Comprehensive · 984-278-3000
Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am until 4:30 pm; Friday 8:30 am -1:00 pm CLOSES TO PUBLIC AT 4:30
Durham County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
186,784
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
329,405
people in Durham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,501
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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