Duplin County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Duplin County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Duplin County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
22,785
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
49,053
people in Duplin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,880
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Duplin County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
37
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Duplin County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 19, 2026	ECU Health Home Health and HospiceTakes effect May 1, 2026	Duplin County	37	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Duplin 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.

Davita1 open role
ECU Health1 open role
James Sprunt Community College1 open role
Liberty Health1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Wayne

NCWorks Career Center- Duplin County
Kenansville · Comprehensive · 910-275-6470
Monday - Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm

Cities in Duplin County

Kenansville4 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Duplin 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.