Stanly County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meStanly County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
35,137
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
63,557
people in Stanly County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,631
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Stanly County ranks
Where Stanly County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southeast2.6% · of 100
Stanly 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 21.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 9.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.6%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+2,221 jobs), manufacturing (+484 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Stanly 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.
Stanly County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Stanly 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 Stanly 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.
- Albemarle High School1 open role
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- Ottobock1 open role
- Preformed Line Products1 open role
- Revolut1 open role
- Rha Health Services1 open role
- RMS Omega Technologies1 open role
- Strickland Brothers1 open role
- TeamHealth1 open role
- Uwharrie Bank1 open role
Colleges in Stanly County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Stanly 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).
- Centralina Workforce Development Board
Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, Union
NCWorks Career Center- Stanly County
Albemarle · Comprehensive · 704-982-2183
Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm; (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm (Closes the 3rd Friday of each month at 12 noon
Cities in Stanly County
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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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