Chatham County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chatham County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chatham County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
39,533
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
78,319
people in Chatham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,534
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chatham County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
170
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Chatham County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 12, 2026	FortrexTakes effect Feb 6, 2026	Chatham County	170	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chatham 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.

American Honda Motor2 open roles
Elevation Church2 open roles
Speedwell Construction2 open roles
3B Staffing1 open role
Ames Construction1 open role
Anticimex Carolinas1 open role
At Home1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Carriage Services1 open role
Chatham County (North Carolina)1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Capital Area Workforce Development Board
Chatham, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Wake

NCWorks Career Center at the Salvation Army
Siler City · Affiliate · 919-715-0111

Cities in Chatham County

Matthews19 jobs
Pittsboro3 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Chatham 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.