Avery County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Avery County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Avery County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
7,969
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,643
people in Avery County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,657
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Avery County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Avery 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 Avery 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.

Westinghouse Electric Company4 open roles

Colleges in Avery County

Colleges in Avery County
College	City	Type	Students
Lees-McRae College	Banner Elk	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

High Country Workforce Development Board
Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

NCWorks Access Point-Avery County
Newland · Affiliate · 828-766-1385
Mon 9:00am-4:00pm; Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm

Cities in Avery County

Elk Park4 jobs
Banner Elk

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Laid off or looking for work in Avery 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.