Robeson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meRobeson County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
43,435
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
116,858
people in Robeson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$40,318
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Robeson County ranks
Where Robeson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southeast−1.0 points · of 100
Robeson 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 down 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+806 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−404 jobs), manufacturing (−351 jobs)
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Robeson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Robeson 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.
Employers hiring most in Robeson 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.
- American Civil Constructors2 open roles
- Mastec2 open roles
- Rha Health Services2 open roles
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke2 open roles
- Bill Good Marketing1 open role
- CenterWell Home Health1 open role
- Champion Homes1 open role
- Humana Government Business1 open role
- Robeson Community College1 open role
- Truist1 open role
Colleges in Robeson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Robeson 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).
- Lumber River Workforce Development Board
Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland
NCWorks Career Center- Robeson County
Lumberton · Comprehensive · 910-887-6950
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00pm/ Friday 8:00am - 12:00noon
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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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