Franklin, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Assistant Branch ManagerUnited Community Banks
- Plant ManagerCRH Public
- SB Shop ManagerStrickland Brothers
Employers hiring most in Franklin
- CRH Public1 open role
- Strickland Brothers1 open role
- United Community Banks1 open role
Franklin layoffs
No layoff notices naming Franklin 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.
Sampson County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−396 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Franklin. Each link goes to the publisher.
- School Board Candidates Debate Closures, Spending, and Student OpportunitiesCityView NC · Oct 15, 2026
- Why Keith Byrd Is Running for Cumberland County Board of EducationCityView NC · Oct 6, 2026
- Daniel Tosh takes aim at Fayetteville after Crown Theatre show canceledWNCT Greenville on MSN · Oct 5, 2026
- Daniel Tosh blasts Fayetteville after Crown Theatre show canceledThe Fayetteville Observer · Oct 2, 2026
Learn and get funded in Franklin
- 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 Franklin. 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).
- Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board
Cumberland, Harnett, Montgomery, Moore, Sampson
NCWorks Career Center- Macon County
Franklin · Comprehensive · 828-332-6062
Monday -Thursday, 8:30am - 5pm;( Closes 12pm-1pm for lunch ) Friday’s, 8:30am - Noon.
Sampson County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
24,578
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,245
people in Sampson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,159
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
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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