Moore County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Moore County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 31 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Moore County economy

2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
46,371
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
102,840
people in Moore County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,837
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Moore County ranks

Where Moore County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#5Fastest-growing job markets in the Southeast+16.2% · of 100
#8Fastest-growing job markets+16.2% · of 100

Moore 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 16.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 10.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+1,559 jobs), health care (+1,291 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

School Board Candidates Debate Closures, Spending, and Student OpportunitiesCityView NC · Oct 15, 2026
Why Keith Byrd Is Running for Cumberland County Board of EducationCityView NC · Oct 6, 2026
Daniel Tosh takes aim at Fayetteville after Crown Theatre show canceledWNCT Greenville on MSN · Oct 5, 2026
Daniel Tosh blasts Fayetteville after Crown Theatre show canceledThe Fayetteville Observer · Oct 2, 2026

Learn and get funded in Moore 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.

Moore County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Moore 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 Moore 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.

FirstHealth of the Carolinas14 open roles
First Health Of The Carolinas2 open roles
Moore County Schools2 open roles
Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Carolina PRG1 open role
Express Employment Professionals Defunct1 open role
Green Key Resources1 open role
Holman Parts Distribution1 open role
Innovo Research1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board
Cumberland, Harnett, Montgomery, Moore, Sampson

NCWorks Career Center- Moore County
Aberdeen · Comprehensive · 910-505-6010
Monday-Friday 8:30 am 4:30pm

Cities in Moore County

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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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