Davidson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Davidson County economy

• 3.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.7% the month before

• 79,910

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 171,063

  people in Davidson County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $62,426

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 31%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Davidson 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 6.6% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.2%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,044 jobs), admin & staffing (+449 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,406 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Davidson 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 Davidson 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.

Davidson County layoffs

• 2

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 198

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 2

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Davidson 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.

1. Mohawk Industries10 open roles
2. Gecko Hospitality4 open roles
3. Appalachian State2 open roles
4. Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina2 open roles
5. Kravet2 open roles
6. Nucor2 open roles
7. Advantage Solutions1 open role
8. Airweb1 open role
9. AmeriGas1 open role
10. Autozone1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Davidson 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- Davidson County

  Lexington · Comprehensive · 336-236-8021

  Monday - Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Closed for Lunch 12-1 ; Friday 8:30am -Noon

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