Lenoir County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLenoir County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
24,404
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
54,917
people in Lenoir County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,795
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lenoir 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 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+502 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lenoir County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Norfolk Southern reschedules New Bern crossing closure to 6 a.m. TuesdayWCTI on MSN · Oct 5, 2026
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- 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.
Lenoir County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
391
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MasterBrand Cabinets LLCTakes effect Nov 27, 2026 | Lenoir County | 391 | Layoff | State record |
Employers hiring most in Lenoir 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.
- Alten Technology USA8 open roles
- West Pharmaceutical Services3 open roles
- Airbus1 open role
- Alten1 open role
- Kaleidoscope1 open role
- Kinston Community Health1 open role
- Pruitthealth Home Health1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lenoir 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).
- Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Wayne
Cities in Lenoir County
Other North Carolina counties
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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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