Lillington, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Director of FinanceFirst Choice Community Health
- Epic Project CoordinatorFirst Choice Community Health Centers
- Administrative AssistantFirst Choice Community Health Centers
- Executive AssistantHarnett County Schools
- Executive Assistant To CEOFirst Choice Community Health Centers
- Director of Operations and ComplianceFirst Choice Community Health Centers
- Human Resources /Risk ManagerFirst Choice Community Health Centers
Employers hiring most in Lillington
- First Choice Community Health Centers5 open roles
- First Choice Community Health1 open role
- Harnett County Schools1 open role
Lillington layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lillington 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.
Harnett 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 11.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 12.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+636 jobs), admin & staffing (+509 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lillington. 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 Lillington
- 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 Lillington. 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 - Harnett County Lillington
Lillington · Affiliate · 910-893-2191
Monday- Thursday 8:00 am-5:00pm & and Friday 7:00am-3:30pm
NCWorks Career Center Hartnett County
Lillington · Comprehensive · 910-893-2191
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Harnett County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
61,122
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
136,503
people in Harnett County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,012
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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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