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Chowan County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chowan County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chowan County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 6,077

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 13,814

    people in Chowan County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $56,982

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 33%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chowan County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Chowan 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 Chowan 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. Cisco IOS3 open roles
  2. Murphy Family Ventures2 open roles
  3. Davita1 open role
  4. ECU Health1 open role
  5. Feyer Ford of Edenton1 open role
  6. Provalus1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center Edenton

    Edenton · Comprehensive · 252-482-2195

    Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00am-5:00pm (Closed for lunch 1:00pm-2:00pm)

  • NCWorks Career Center- Chowan County

    Edenton · Affiliate · 252-482-2195

    Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00am - 5:00pm (Closed for lunch 1:00pm-2pm)

Cities in Chowan County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Chowan 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.