Surry County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSurry County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
31,907
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
71,407
people in Surry County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,095
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Surry 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 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Surry County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- 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
Learn and get funded in Surry 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.
Surry County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Surry 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 Surry 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.
- Jay's Heating, Air & Plumbing2 open roles
- Pike Health Services2 open roles
- BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
- Chick-fil-A1 open role
- Pruitthealth Home Health1 open role
- WorkForce Unlimited1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Surry 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- Surry County
Mount Airy · Comprehensive · 336-415-6120
Monday - Thursday, 830a-430p. Closed 12p1-p for lunch. Friday, 830a-12p
Cities in Surry 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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