Beaufort County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Beaufort County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Beaufort County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
19,091
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
44,597
people in Beaufort County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,997
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Beaufort County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
10
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Beaufort County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 19, 2026	ECU Health Home Health and HospiceTakes effect May 1, 2026	Beaufort County	10	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Beaufort 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.

Gentiva1 open role
Oakridge Metal Works1 open role
Oakridgemw1 open role
Tidal Wave1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Rivers East Workforce Development Board
Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Pitt

NCWorks Career Center- Beaufort County
Washington · Comprehensive · 252-940-0900
Monday and Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm Closes 1:00pm-1:30pm for lunch

Cities in Beaufort County

Washington2 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Beaufort 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.