Murphy, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

5 open professional jobs in Murphy. Murphy is in Cherokee County.

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Jobs in Murphy

Entry Level Client Services RepresentativeConfidential
Manufacturing EngineerAEGIS Power Systems
BuyerSnap-on
Electrical EngineerSnap-on
Manufacturing EngineerSnap-on

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Employers hiring most in Murphy

Snap-on3 open roles
AEGIS Power Systems1 open role
Confidential1 open role

Murphy layoffs

No layoff notices naming Murphy 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.

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Cherokee 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.5 points from a year ago

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Murphy. 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).

Southwestern Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain

NCWorks Career Center - Tri-County(Cherokee/Clay/Graham)
Murphy · Comprehensive · 828-837-7407
Mon - Thurs 8:30am-5pm; (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm) Fri 8:30am-12pm

Cherokee County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
11,064
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
29,197
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,496
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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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