Cabarrus County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCabarrus County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
124,308
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
231,262
people in Cabarrus County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,084
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Cabarrus County ranks
Where Cabarrus County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #14Fastest-growing job markets in the Southeast+11.0% · of 100
- #15Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southeast70 / 100 · of 77
Cabarrus 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 11.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 9.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+1,420 jobs), health care (+1,339 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Cabarrus County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Cabarrus County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cabarrus County 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.
Employers hiring most in Cabarrus 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.
- Carvana7 open roles
- Amazon4 open roles
- Builders FirstSource3 open roles
- Rha Health Services3 open roles
- DNP Imagingcomm America2 open roles
- GPAC2 open roles
- Legrand North America2 open roles
- Republic Services2 open roles
- Turner & Townsend2 open roles
- Ace Electric1 open role
Colleges in Cabarrus County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cabarrus 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).
- Centralina Workforce Development Board
Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, Union
NCWorks Career Center- Cabarrus County
Concord · Comprehensive · 980-407-6075
Monday-Friday 8:00am 4:30pm; Closes the 2nd Friday of each month 8am-12pm
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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