Lee County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLee County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
30,569
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
64,565
people in Lee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,060
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lee 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 5.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+1,130 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lee 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 Lee 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.
Lee County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
67
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort First Heating & Cooling, LLCTakes effect Nov 16, 2026 | Lee County | 67 | Layoff | State record |
Employers hiring most in Lee 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.
- STERIS4 open roles
- Liberty Tire Recycling3 open roles
- PENTAIR3 open roles
- Astellas (ADP)1 open role
- Boys & Girls Clubs Of America1 open role
- Central Garden & Pet1 open role
- Connexzia1 open role
- Consulting Solutions1 open role
- Daymark Recovery Services1 open role
- Express Employment Professionals1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lee 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 -Capital Lee County
Sanford · Comprehensive · 919-775-2241
Mon - Thurs. 8:30am - 4:30pm; Fri 8:30 - 2:00 PM
Cities in Lee 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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