Alamance County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alamance County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 78 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Alamance County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
82,862
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
174,286
people in Alamance County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,445
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alamance County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
150
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Alamance County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 22, 2026	Elevate Textiles, Inc.Takes effect Dec 31, 2026	Alamance County	150	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Alamance County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Labcorp Holdings11 open roles
American Honda Motor5 open roles
Cone Health5 open roles
Cintas4 open roles
Elon University3 open roles
Laboratory Corporation of America3 open roles
Sandvik3 open roles
ABB2 open roles
Davita2 open roles
Ferraro Foods2 open roles

Colleges in Alamance County

Colleges in Alamance County
College	City	Type	Students
Elon University	Elon	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alamance County. 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- Alamance County
Burlington · Comprehensive · 336-570-6800
Monday-Friday 8:30am 5:00pm Closed for Lunch 11:45am-1:15pm

Cities in Alamance County

Burlington46 jobs
Mebane16 jobs
Graham11 jobs
Elon5 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Alamance County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from North Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.