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Raleigh, NC jobs, layoffs and employers

1,563 open professional jobs in Raleigh. Raleigh is in Wake County.

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Employers hiring most in Raleigh

  1. First Citizens Bank66 open roles
  2. MaintainX23 open roles
  3. IXL Learning18 open roles
  4. WakeMed18 open roles
  5. Bandwidth16 open roles
  6. Charter Communications16 open roles
  7. Eaton16 open roles
  8. GPAC15 open roles
  9. Truist Financial14 open roles
  10. Pendo11 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Raleigh

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Raleigh layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Raleigh

Colleges in Raleigh
CollegeTypeStudents
North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic 4-year20,000+
Meredith CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Saint Augustine's UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Shaw UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
William Peace UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Raleigh

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Raleigh. 6 with dates announced.

  • PDA Annual Meeting (PDA Week)

    Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Fees not yet published; PDA Week runs Mar 14-18 with pre-meeting events.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 31, 2026

  • PDA Miniverse Conference

    Mar 15 to Mar 17, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Registration coming soon.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Feb 1, 2027

  • APPA Engineering & Operations Conference

    Apr 11 to Apr 14, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Ticket $995 to $2,090. Early bird by Feb 22: $995 member / $1,990 non-member; later $1,095 / $2,090; preconference seminars $395.

  • Pendomonium

    May 3 to May 5, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Save-the-date; registration price not yet published.

  • Training Industry Conference & Expo (TICE)

    Jun 8 to Jun 10, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Fees not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • SCUP Annual Conference

    Jul 18 to Jul 20, 2027 · Raleigh, NC

    Paid ticket. Price not listed on the overview page.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Capital Area (Raleigh-Swinburne)

    Raleigh · Affiliate · 919-212-7104

    Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 5:00pm Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

  • NCWorks Career Center- Capital Area (Raleigh)

    Raleigh · Comprehensive · 919-715-0111

    Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

  • NCWorks Career Center- Capital Area (Swinburne Street)

    Raleigh · Affiliate · 919-250-3770

    Mon-Thurs. 8:30am -5:00pm Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

Wake County economy

  • 3.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 693,706

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,151,009

    people in Wake County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $101,763

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 57%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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.