Cumberland County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cumberland County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 103 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cumberland County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
126,450
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
336,749
people in Cumberland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,780
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cumberland County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
73
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Cumberland County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 13, 2026	RyderTakes effect Oct 12, 2026	Cumberland County	73	Layoff	State record

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Employers hiring most in Cumberland 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.

Veterans Health Administration10 open roles
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
Booz Allen Hamilton3 open roles
Charter Communications3 open roles
Abacus Technology2 open roles
Alphabe Insight2 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
ATG Recruiting2 open roles
BAYADA Home Health Care2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles

Colleges in Cumberland County

Colleges in Cumberland County
College	City	Type	Students
Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Methodist University	Fayetteville	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Carolina College of Biblical Studies	Fayetteville	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Manna University	Fayetteville	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Mid-Carolina Workforce Development Board
Cumberland, Harnett, Montgomery, Moore, Sampson

NCWorks Career Center- Cumberland County
Fayetteville · Comprehensive · 910-912-2400
Monday -Thursday 8:30a.m. -4:30p.m. Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, except closes at 2PM on the 3rd Friday of the month.

Cities in Cumberland County

Fayetteville99 jobs
Spring Lake4 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.