Warren County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Warren County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Warren County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
7,195
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,751
people in Warren County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$45,279
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Warren 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 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.6 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Haas Automation hiring more than 1,000 workers at new Henderson plant during final job fair of yearKTNV 13 Action News · Oct 18, 2026

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Warren County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Warren 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.

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Employers hiring most in Warren 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.

Central Services1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board
Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren

Warren County Workforce Center
Warrenton · Affiliate · 252-598-5200
Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00; Closed 12pm-1pm for lunch

Cities in Warren County

Warrenton1 jobs

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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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