Asheville, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Asheville
- Dietitian (Clinical) (GS-11)Veterans Health Administration
- Senior Sales EngineerDatacenterpeople
- Account ExecutiveSilq
- Account ExecutiveSlashdot Media
- Account Executive (Asheville)Federated Group
- Account ExecutiveWave Recruit
- Account Executive - US (North East Region)LinkedIn
- Account ExecutiveLone Wolf Technologies
- Territory Sales ManagerCareer Opportunities International
- Territory Sales Manager, NC and SCPPG Industries
Employers hiring most in Asheville
- RTX11 open roles
- Eaton8 open roles
- Raytheon4 open roles
- Sinclair4 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
- Bradfordhealth2 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
- Canadian Executive Search Group (USA) Inc / Division of Arro...2 open roles
- Carolina DAY School2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
Asheville layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Asheville in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Asheville
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Asheville
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Asheville.
- FundingNov 6, 2026 · Asheville, NC
Mountain Community Capital Fund Operating Committee (In-person)
City: City of Asheville
- FundingDec 4, 2026 · Asheville, NC
Mountain Community Capital Fund Operating Committee (In-person)
City: City of Asheville
- FundingJan 1, 2027 · Asheville, NC
Mountain Community Capital Fund Operating Committee (In-person)
City: City of Asheville
Conferences in Asheville
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Asheville. 2 with dates announced.
- ACI-NA/AAAE Airport Customer Experience Symposium
Mar 9 to Mar 11, 2027 · Asheville, NC
Paid ticket. Pricing not shown in the listing.
- MO Summit
Apr 12 to Apr 14, 2027 · Asheville, NC
Paid ticket. Ticket price not shown on the listing read; tickets sold through the organizer Ticket Tailor page.
- Digital PM Summit
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Asheville, NC
Ticket $1,150 to $1,650. 2026 ticketing listing: $1,150 Bureau member / $1,650 non-member.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Asheville. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania
NCWorks Career Center- Buncombe County
Asheville · Comprehensive
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm (Closed 12:30pm-1:30pm)
Buncombe County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
135,442
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
271,790
people in Buncombe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,578
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from North Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.