Henderson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHenderson County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
56,516
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
117,387
people in Henderson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,623
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Henderson County ranks
Where Henderson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southeast2.6% · of 100
Henderson 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 7.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.6%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+836 jobs), hotels & food (+388 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Henderson County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Rhubarb, The Rhu in Asheville announce closures 'effective immediately'Niners Wire · Oct 6, 2026
Learn and get funded in Henderson 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.
Henderson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Henderson 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 Henderson 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.
- Cummins2 open roles
- First Citizens Bank2 open roles
- GPAC2 open roles
- Linamar2 open roles
- Amazon1 open role
- BluAxis Realty1 open role
- Blue Ridge Health1 open role
- BorgWarner1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Cooper Construction Company;1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Henderson 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).
- Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania
NCWorks Career Center- Henderson County
Flat Rock · Comprehensive · 828-694-1755
Mon-Thurs 8 to 5 Friday 8 to 4:30
Cities in Henderson 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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