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Anson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Anson County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Anson County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 8,794

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 21,903

    people in Anson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $44,245

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 19%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Anson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Anson County 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

Employers hiring most in Anson 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.

  1. Columbus McKinnon2 open roles
  2. EWI Recruitment1 open role
  3. Olsten1 open role
  4. Quikrete1 open role
  5. Southern Fabricators1 open role
  6. The Walsh Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Anson County

    Wadesboro · Comprehensive · 704-272-5479

    Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30 pm;( Closed 12pm-1pm) Closes the 2nd Friday of each month at noon

Cities in Anson County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Anson County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.