Wilmington, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Wilmington
- Onsite Clinical Research Coordinator - Mentorship & GrowthM3 USA
- Clinical Research CoordinatorICON
- Director of Environmental ServicesRolling Green Village
- Interim ControllerAddison Group
- DeanUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington, Cameron School of Business
- Chief Financial OfficerNorth Carolina Ports
- Emburse and Jaggaer Business Systems AnalystUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington
- Executive AssistantTailwind Airport Concession
- Payroll SpecialistTailwind Airport Concession
- Advanced Lead Manufacturing EngineerGE Aerospace
Employers hiring most in Wilmington
- Corning23 open roles
- Novant Health8 open roles
- Acadia Healthcare Company6 open roles
- FullCircl6 open roles
- GE Vernova6 open roles
- Live Oak Bancshares5 open roles
- University of North Carolina Wilmington3 open roles
- Aston Carter2 open roles
- Biocomposites2 open roles
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina2 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Wilmington
- nCino1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Wilmington layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Wilmington 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 Wilmington
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wilmington. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium Board
Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender
NCWorks Career Center - Pender County Outreach Locations
Wilmington · Comprehensive · 910-251-5777
Monday- Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
NCWorks Career Center- New Hanover County
Wilmington · Comprehensive · 910-945-6900
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
New Hanover County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
126,314
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
231,214
people in New Hanover County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,892
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in New Hanover County
- Castle Hayne3 jobs
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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.