High Point, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Remote Territory Sales Representative - Tampa, FLPOS360
- Senior Oracle ERP Functional Analyst - IT Financial OperationsWorld Wide Technology
- Sales EngineerCCI Systems
- Linux Systems EngineerCaci, LLC - Commercial
- Remote Senior Regional Sales Manager - Solar & Energy StorageGrabJobs
- Sr. Q&FS Area SpecialistKind
- COO, Furniture Manufacturing – High Point, NCJRG Partners
- Controls Engineer - Electrical Panel Design High Point, NC $90k–120k#twiceasnice Recruiting
- Director Analytical Research and DevelopmentCambrex
- Senior Scientist 2 – Engineering Research and Development (ERD)Cambrex
Employers hiring most in High Point
- Cambrex4 open roles
- Caci, LLC - Commercial3 open roles
- AllSearch Professional Staffing2 open roles
- Caci International2 open roles
- Ecolab USA2 open roles
- GPAC2 open roles
- US Enhanced Personnel2 open roles
- W. R. Berkley2 open roles
- #twiceasnice Recruiting1 open role
- Accounting Personnel of the Triad1 open role
High Point layoffs
No layoff notices naming High Point 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 High Point
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| High Point University | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Guilford 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 2.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,395 jobs), professional & technical (+2,045 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−1,591 jobs), management of companies (−674 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in High Point. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Southbound lane of Yanceyville Street closed in Greensboro after water main breakWXLV ABC 45 · Oct 29, 2026
- Truist closing leadership campus in Greensboro amid broader business reviewThe Business Journals · Oct 21, 2026
- Truist closing Leadership Institute started by BB&TBusiness North Carolina · Oct 20, 2026
- UNCG launches ARISE to help shape a responsible AI future for the TriadThe Business Journals · Oct 6, 2026
Learn and get funded in High Point
- 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 High Point. 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 - High Point
High Point · Comprehensive · 336-882-4141
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm; Friday 8:00am- 12:00pm
Guilford County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
265,551
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
542,987
people in Guilford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,027
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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