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Cherokee County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cherokee County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cherokee County economy

  • 3.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 10,862

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 29,197

    people in Cherokee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,496

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cherokee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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. Snap-on3 open roles
  2. Snap-on Tools2 open roles
  3. New Age Marketing1 open role
  4. Robert Half1 open role
  5. Step Up Recruiting1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center - Tri-County(Cherokee/Clay/Graham)

    Murphy · Comprehensive · 828-837-7407

    Mon - Thurs 8:30am-5pm; (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm) Fri 8:30am-12pm

Cities in Cherokee County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Cherokee 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.