Foster laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Foster filed 2 WARN layoff notices in North Carolina, most recently on Oct 21, 2026, naming 181 workers. If you work or worked at Foster, about 13,000 professional jobs are open in North Carolina today, including about 82 at Foster. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
What did Foster file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FosterTakes effect Mar 5, 2027 | Forsyth County | 169 | Closure | State record | |
| FosterTakes effect Mar 5, 2027 | Pitt County | 12 | Closure | State record |
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for North Carolina unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 13,000 professional jobs are open in North Carolina, and about 82 at Foster. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at Foster
- Assoc Director, Market Access Strategy Operations - HIV Prevention (United States - California - Foster City) · Gilead Sciences · Maryland
- Senior Vice President, Chief Ethics & Compliance Office (United States - California - Foster City) · Gilead Sciences · Foster, CA
- Paralegal · Foster Law Firm · Atlanta, GA
- Director of Portfolio Investment (Oakland, Foster City, Watsonville) · MidPen Housing · Oakland, CA
- Design Engineer II · L.B. Foster Company · Pittsburgh, PA
- Fostering Manager – Charity · NonStop Consulting
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board
For notices in Forsyth County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Rivers East Workforce Development Board
For notices in Pitt County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Foster file layoff notices?
- Yes. Foster has filed 2 WARN notices with the North Carolina labor department, naming 181 workers. The most recent was filed Oct 21, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Foster?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For North Carolina, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Foster employees?
- about 13,000 professional jobs are open in North Carolina today, and about 82 at Foster itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Oct 21, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Foster. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.