Union County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Union County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 55 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Union County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
133,173
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
244,975
people in Union County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$99,243
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Union County ranks

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

November 2026

#8Fastest-growing job markets in the Southeast+13.2% · of 100
#17Fastest-growing job markets+13.2% · of 100

Union 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 13.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 11.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.9%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+818 jobs), professional & technical (+673 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Union 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.

Union County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
176
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Union County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 1, 2026	Down-Lite International, Inc.Takes effect Aug 14, 2026	Union County	113	Closure	State record
Feb 11, 2026	LTI Holdings Inc. DBA BoydTakes effect Sep 1, 2026	Union County	63	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Union 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.

Union County Public Schools13 open roles
ATI9 open roles
Assa Abloy2 open roles
ASSA ABLOY Group2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
CIRCOR International2 open roles
Record Usa2 open roles
Tyson Foods2 open roles
West Shore Community College2 open roles
Assa Abloy Ab1 open role

Colleges in Union County

Colleges in Union County
College	City	Type	Students
Wingate University	Wingate	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Union 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- Union County
Monroe · Comprehensive · 704-283-7541
Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm;Closed 12pm-1pm Closes the 3rd Friday of each month at 12 noon

Cities in Union 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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