Chatham County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chatham County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Chatham County economy

2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
40,021
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
78,319
people in Chatham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,534
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Chatham County ranks

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

November 2026

#13Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southeast9.2 per 10,000 · of 100
#15Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southeast2.7% · of 100
#20Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southeast50% · of 100

Chatham 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 23.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 11.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+624 jobs), professional & technical (+579 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Fiction Kitchen, a Beloved Vegan Outpost in Raleigh, Will Close Its DoorsINDY Week · Nov 6, 2026
Raleigh's Bloom Collective Café Shuts Oct. 24 as Federal Hemp Crackdown LoomsHoodline · Oct 9, 2026
Raleigh, North Carolina, reduces IT service desk costs by 66% with ServiceNow AI agentsMarketScreener · Oct 8, 2026

Learn and get funded in Chatham 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.

Chatham County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
170
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Chatham County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 12, 2026	FortrexTakes effect Feb 6, 2026	Chatham County	170	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chatham 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.

American Honda Motor2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
Chatham County, NC2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
UFP Industries2 open roles
At Home1 open role
Bolton & Menk1 open role
Duke Chevrolet GMC1 open role
Elevation Church1 open role
Ferretti Search1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Capital Area Workforce Development Board
Chatham, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Wake

NCWorks Career Center at the Salvation Army
Siler City · Affiliate · 919-715-0111

Cities in Chatham County

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See your options after a layoff

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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