Martin County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Martin County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Martin County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
9,031
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
21,773
people in Martin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,793
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Martin 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 up 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.3 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Martin County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Filing: Amazon’s previously announced layoffs include 95 jobs in Washington stateGeekWire · Nov 3, 2026
Alaska Airlines plans permanent job cuts in Renton, SeaTac and SpokaneKOMO on MSN · Nov 3, 2026
Amazon filing details 95 Washington layoffs through JanuaryMyNorthwest · Nov 3, 2026
Mapped: Where U.S. Jobs Are Most Exposed to AIYahoo Finance · Oct 1, 2026

Learn and get funded in Martin 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.

Martin County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Martin 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Martin 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.

Flagstone Foods2 open roles
Martin County School District1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Martin 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).

Rivers East Workforce Development Board
Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Pitt

NCWorks Career Center- Martin County
Williamston · Comprehensive · 252-792-7816
Mon and Wed , 8:30am-4:30pm Closed 1:00pm-1:30pm for lunch

Cities in Martin County

Williamston1 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

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Sources: 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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