Wilson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWilson County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
34,301
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
78,648
people in Wilson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,381
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Wilson 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 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,191 jobs), finance & insurance (−543 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wilson County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Pfizer announces layoffs at NC facilitiesWSOC-TV Channel 9 on MSN · Oct 24, 2026
- Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer cutting jobs at manufacturing plants in Rocky Mount and SanfordPublic Radio East · Oct 23, 2026
- Pfizer announces layoffs at NC facilities, leaving workers and local leaders seeking answersABC11 on MSN · Oct 21, 2026
- Pfizer layoffs hit North Carolina plants as part of multibillion-dollar cost-saving measuresThe Business Journals · Oct 20, 2026
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- 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.
Wilson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wilson 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 Wilson 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.
- Philip Morris International7 open roles
- RTX6 open roles
- Reckitt Benckiser Group3 open roles
- Johnson & Johnson2 open roles
- Truist Financial2 open roles
- 3D Corporate Solutions1 open role
- City of Wilson1 open role
- First Bank & Trust Company1 open role
- Fits1 open role
- Flexible & Integrated Technical Services1 open role
Colleges in Wilson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton College | Wilson | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wilson 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).
- Turning Point Workforce Development Board
Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson
Wilson Workforce Center
Wilson · Affiliate · 252-246-1298
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Wilson 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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