Lenoir, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Behavioral Health Specialist III (QP)- Intensive In HomeRha Health Services
- Certified Peer Support Team LeadRha Health Services
- Licensed Team Leader/Community Support Team Lead $3,000 Sign-On BonusRha Health Services
- Manager, Human Resources - 1st ShiftGXO Logistics
- Operations Manager - 1st ShiftGXO Logistics
- Technical Program Manager III, Data Center Infrastructure, Technical InfrastructureGoogle
- Pharmacy Operations ManagerWalgreens
- ParalegalExela Pharma Sciences
- Pharma Compliance Paralegal: Contract & Regulatory SupportExela Pharma Sciences
- Engineering ManagerBlue Ridge Energy
Employers hiring most in Lenoir
- Rha Health Services3 open roles
- Exela Pharma Sciences2 open roles
- Google2 open roles
- GXO Logistics2 open roles
- Blue Ridge Energy1 open role
- CentriLogic1 open role
- Walgreens1 open role
Lenoir layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lenoir 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.
Caldwell 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 up 0.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−346 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lenoir. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Hickory's US Conec Pours $150M Into Expansion, Adding 224 Jobs for AI BoomHoodline · Oct 22, 2026
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- 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.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lenoir. 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).
- Western Piedmont Workforce Development Board
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba
NCWorks Career Center- Caldwell County
Lenoir · Comprehensive · 828-759-4680
Mon, Tues, & Thurs 8:00am-5:30pm Closes for lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm, Wed 8am-12:30pm at Caldwell Library 1:30-4:30pm & Friday Closed to the public
Caldwell County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
35,034
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
80,618
people in Caldwell County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,401
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
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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