Murphy, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Murphy

• Manufacturing EngineerSnap-on Tools
• BuyerSnap-on
• Electrical EngineerSnap-on
• Manufacturing EngineerSnap-on
• Sales Engineering ManagerStep Up Recruiting
• Accounts Receivable SpecialistRobert Half
• Electrical EngineerSnap-on Tools
• Sales and Marketing SpecialistNew Age Marketing

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Employers hiring most in Murphy

1. Snap-on3 open roles
2. Snap-on Tools2 open roles
3. New Age Marketing1 open role
4. Robert Half1 open role
5. Step Up Recruiting1 open role

Murphy layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Murphy in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Murphy. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

• Southwestern Workforce Development Board

  Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain

• NCWorks Career Center - Tri-County(Cherokee/Clay/Graham)

  Murphy · Comprehensive · 828-837-7407

  Mon - Thurs 8:30am-5pm; (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm) Fri 8:30am-12pm

Cherokee County economy

• 3.6%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  4.4% the month before

• 10,862

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 29,197

  people in Cherokee County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $51,496

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 29%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS