Cherokee County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCherokee County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
11,064
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
29,197
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,496
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cherokee 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
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Cherokee County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.
- Snap-on3 open roles
- AEGIS Power Systems1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cherokee 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).
- Southwestern Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain
NCWorks Career Center - Tri-County(Cherokee/Clay/Graham)
Murphy · Comprehensive · 828-837-7407
Mon - Thurs 8:30am-5pm; (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm) Fri 8:30am-12pm
Cities in Cherokee County
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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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