Tarboro, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Tarboro

• Production PlannerSara Lee Frozen BakeryLLC
• President, Edgecombe HospitalECU Health
• Process EngineerLS Cable & System USA
• Quality EngineerAstemo
• Senior Human Resources GeneralistSara Lee® Frozen Bakery
• Production PlannerSara Lee® Frozen Bakery
• Area Manager, RSRAmazon

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Employers hiring most in Tarboro

1. Sara Lee® Frozen Bakery2 open roles
2. Amazon1 open role
3. Astemo1 open role
4. ECU Health1 open role
5. LS Cable & System USA1 open role
6. Sara Lee Frozen BakeryLLC1 open role

Tarboro layoffs

No layoff notices naming Tarboro 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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Edgecombe 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 10.2% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.7%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
• Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−762 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Pfizer announces layoffs at NC facilitiesWSOC-TV Channel 9 on MSN · Oct 24, 2026
• Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer cutting jobs at manufacturing plants in Rocky Mount and SanfordPublic Radio East · Oct 23, 2026
• Pfizer announces layoffs at NC facilities, leaving workers and local leaders seeking answersABC11 on MSN · Oct 21, 2026
• Pfizer layoffs hit North Carolina plants as part of multibillion-dollar cost-saving measuresThe Business Journals · Oct 20, 2026

Learn and get funded in Tarboro

• 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 Tarboro. 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).

• Turning Point Workforce Development Board

  Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson

Edgecombe County economy

• 4.7%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.5% the month before

• 20,285

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 48,777

  people in Edgecombe County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $48,480

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 25%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS