Catawba County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Catawba County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 107 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Catawba County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
74,500
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
162,051
people in Catawba County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,544
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Catawba County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
93
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Catawba County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 19, 2026	FTGU, LLCTakes effect Dec 16, 2026	Catawba County	93	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Catawba 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.

Corning50 open roles
Profile Products5 open roles
US Conec4 open roles
LifePoint Health3 open roles
A-1 Termite and Pest Control2 open roles
Black & Veatch2 open roles
Cintas2 open roles
Rock Entertainment Group2 open roles
Utility Solutions2 open roles
Williams-Sonoma2 open roles

Colleges in Catawba County

Colleges in Catawba County
College	City	Type	Students
Lenoir-Rhyne University	Hickory	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Western Piedmont Workforce Development Board
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba

NCWorks Career Center- Catawba County
Conover · Comprehensive · 828-468-6947
Monday-Thursday 8am-5:30pm;(Closes for lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm)

Cities in Catawba County

Hickory69 jobs
Newton25 jobs
Conover10 jobs
Claremont3 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

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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.