Cleveland County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cleveland County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 29 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cleveland County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
43,335
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
100,170
people in Cleveland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,769
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cleveland County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
282
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Cleveland County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 6, 2026	Electric Glass Fiber America, LLCTakes effect Sep 30, 2027	Cleveland County	282	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cleveland 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.

Eaton4 open roles
Gardner-Webb University3 open roles
Volvo Group3 open roles
Personnel Services Unlimited2 open roles
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Buckeye Fire Equipment1 open role
Casco International1 open role
Cleveland Community College1 open role
Ensono1 open role
Find Great People1 open role

Colleges in Cleveland County

Colleges in Cleveland County
College	City	Type	Students
Gardner-Webb University	Boiling Springs	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Foothills Workforce Development Board
Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford

NCWorks Career Center- Cleveland County
Shelby · Comprehensive · 704-480-5414
Mon-Thurs 8:30am 5:00pm; Fri 8:30am-12:00pm

Cities in Cleveland County

Shelby11 jobs
Kings Mountain10 jobs
Boiling Springs4 jobs
Grover4 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Cleveland 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.