Alamance County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alamance County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 73 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Alamance County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
83,676
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
174,286
people in Alamance County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,445
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alamance 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 5.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 8.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+2,255 jobs), health care (+794 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,188 jobs), admin & staffing (−645 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

NC-based produce distributor to close; 169 layoffs in Forsyth CountyWFMY-TV Greensboro on MSN · Oct 26, 2026
Foster USA plants to permanently close multiple locations including Forsyth County, WARN saysWFMY News 2 on MSN · Oct 26, 2026

Learn and get funded in Alamance County

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.

Alamance County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
150
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Alamance County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 22, 2026	Elevate Textiles, Inc.Takes effect Dec 31, 2026	Alamance County	150	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Alamance County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Labcorp Holdings16 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
ABB2 open roles
DOVER2 open roles
Sandvik2 open roles
Sandvik Mining and Construction USA2 open roles
Strickland Brothers2 open roles
World Wide Technology2 open roles
Amazon1 open role
Amedisys Home Health Care1 open role

Colleges in Alamance County

Colleges in Alamance County
College	City	Type	Students
Elon University	Elon	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alamance County. 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).

Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board
Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin

NCWorks Career Center- Alamance County
Burlington · Comprehensive · 336-570-6800
Monday-Friday 8:30am 5:00pm Closed for Lunch 11:45am-1:15pm

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from North Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. North Carolina unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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