Winston-Salem, NC jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Winston-Salem
- SVP Commercial Banker IBank OZK
- SVP, Regional Executive, Retail BankingBank OZK
- Director, CMC Project ManagementProkidney
- Director of Sterility AssuranceProkidney
- Associate Director, IT GxP & Quality SystemsProkidney
- Associate Director, Raw Materials MSATProkidney
- Sr. Director, Quality OperationsProkidney
- Quality Assurance Specialist 2, Batch Release ContractorProkidney
- Quality Assurance Specialist 2, Floor SupportProkidney
- Brokerage Client Service Associate - Winston Salem, North CarolinaTruist
Employers hiring most in Winston-Salem
- RTX10 open roles
- Prokidney9 open roles
- Corning8 open roles
- Novant Health7 open roles
- Cook & Boardman5 open roles
- GPAC4 open roles
- Winston-Salem State University4 open roles
- Sinclair3 open roles
- Truist Financial3 open roles
- Advantage Solutions2 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Winston-Salem
- Novant Health20,001–100,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Winston-Salem layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Carolina University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Salem College | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Winston-Salem
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Winston-Salem. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- InsurEXPO (Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina)
Usually September (next dates not announced) · Winston-Salem, NC
Paid ticket. Prices not retrieved; run by the independent insurance agents association, agent and carrier audience.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Winston-Salem. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board
Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin
NCWorks Career Center- Forsyth County
Winston-Salem · Comprehensive · 336-464-0520
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am. - 5:00 pm, Fridays 8:30am - 12:00pm
Forsyth County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
181,386
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
386,740
people in Forsyth County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,541
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Forsyth County
- Kernersville15 jobs
- Clemmons4 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.