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Raleigh, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

1,347 open professional jobs in Raleigh. Raleigh is in Wake County.

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Jobs in Raleigh

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Employers hiring most in Raleigh

  1. First Citizens Bank59 open roles
  2. Eaton32 open roles
  3. MaintainX22 open roles
  4. Bandwidth18 open roles
  5. IXL Learning18 open roles
  6. Dewberry17 open roles
  7. WakeMed15 open roles
  8. WakeMed14 open roles
  9. Charter Communications12 open roles
  10. Michael Page11 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Raleigh

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Raleigh layoffs

No layoff notices naming Raleigh 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Raleigh

Colleges in Raleigh
CollegeTypeStudents
North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic 4-year20,000+
Meredith CollegePrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Saint Augustine's UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Shaw UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
William Peace UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Raleigh

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Raleigh. 7 with dates announced.

  • PDA Miniverse Conference

    Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Registration coming soon.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Feb 1, 2027

  • PDA Annual Meeting (PDA Week)

    Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Fees not yet published; PDA Week runs Mar 14-18 with pre-meeting events.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 31, 2026

  • APPA Engineering & Operations Conference

    Apr 11 to Apr 14, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Ticket $995 to $2,090. Early bird by Feb 22: $995 member / $1,990 non-member; later $1,095 / $2,090; preconference seminars $395.

  • Pendomonium

    May 3 to May 5, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Save-the-date; registration price not yet published.

  • Training Industry Conference & Expo (TICE)

    Jun 8 to Jun 10, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Fees not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • SCUP Annual Conference

    Jul 18 to Jul 20, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Price not listed on the overview page.

  • All Things Open

    Oct 17 to Oct 19, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not yet published.

    Open call for speakers

  • FPA of the Triangle Annual Symposium

    Usually October (next dates not announced) · Raleigh, NC

    Ticket $50 to $275. 2026 edition: member $225, non-member $275, student $50

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Where Raleigh ranks

Where Raleigh placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

Wake 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 7.3% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 11.2% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+14,686 jobs), construction (+5,705 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−452 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Raleigh. Each link goes to the publisher.

Learn and get funded in Raleigh

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Raleigh. 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- Capital Area (Raleigh-Swinburne)

    Raleigh · Affiliate · 919-212-7104

    Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 5:00pm Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

  • NCWorks Career Center- Capital Area (Raleigh)

    Raleigh · Comprehensive · 919-715-0111

    Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

  • NCWorks Career Center- Capital Area (Swinburne Street)

    Raleigh · Affiliate · 919-250-3770

    Mon-Thurs. 8:30am -5:00pm Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

Wake County economy

  • 2.8%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.1% the month before

  • 698,382

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,151,009

    people in Wake County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $101,763

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 57%

    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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