Randolph County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Randolph County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 65 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Randolph County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
66,982
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
145,322
people in Randolph County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,047
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Randolph 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+931 jobs), wholesale (+519 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,038 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Pride of the Morning adds 10 employees after landing Foster's former clientsThe Business Journals · Nov 9, 2026
NC-based produce distributor to close; 169 layoffs in Forsyth CountyWFMY-TV Greensboro on MSN · Oct 26, 2026
Foster USA plants to permanently close multiple locations including Forsyth County, WARN saysWFMY News 2 on MSN · Oct 26, 2026

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Randolph County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
236
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Randolph County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 23, 2026	Sealy Mattress Manufacturing CompanyTakes effect Dec 31, 2026	Randolph County	114	Closure	State record
Sep 9, 2026	Bossong Hosiery Mills, Inc.Takes effect Sep 9, 2026	Randolph County	122	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Randolph 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.

Tempur Sealy7 open roles
Energizer Holdings4 open roles
Rheem4 open roles
American Civil Constructors3 open roles
Mastec3 open roles
Automationtechies2 open roles
Dart Container2 open roles
Hubbell2 open roles
Technimark2 open roles
Accordance Search Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board
Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin

NCWorks Career Center- Randolph County
Asheboro · Comprehensive · 336-306-8821
M-Th 8:30-12 & 1-4:30 F 8:30-12

Cities in Randolph 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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