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Caldwell County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Caldwell County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Caldwell County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 34,619

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 80,618

    people in Caldwell County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,401

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Caldwell County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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. Google3 open roles
  2. RPM International2 open roles
  3. Sealed Air2 open roles
  4. Wild Fork2 open roles
  5. A-1 Termite and Pest Control1 open role
  6. A-1 Termite and Pest Control, Inc. Careers1 open role
  7. Caliber Car Wash1 open role
  8. Exela Pharma Sciences1 open role
  9. First Citizens Bank1 open role
  10. JBS USA Holdings1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Caldwell County

    Lenoir · Comprehensive · 828-759-4680

    Mon, Tues, & Thurs 8:00am-5:30pm Closes for lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm, Wed 8am-12:30pm at Caldwell Library 1:30-4:30pm & Friday Closed to the public

Cities in Caldwell County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Caldwell 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.