Guilford County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Guilford County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 523 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Guilford County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
263,281
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
542,987
people in Guilford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,027
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Guilford County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
200
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Guilford County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 3, 2026	Prepac Manufacturing US LLCTakes effect May 2, 2026	Guilford County	200	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Guilford 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.

Cone Health50 open roles
Kaiser Permanente19 open roles
American Honda Motor11 open roles
Guilford County Schools10 open roles
Qorvo10 open roles
Kontoor Brands8 open roles
Lumentum Holdings8 open roles
Volvo Group8 open roles
GPAC7 open roles
LHH7 open roles

Colleges in Guilford County

Colleges in Guilford County
College	City	Type	Students
North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
High Point University	High Point	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Guilford College	Greensboro	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Bennett College	Greensboro	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Greensboro College	Greensboro	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Guilford County Workforce Development Board
Guilford

NCWorks Career Center- Guilford /Greensboro County
Greensboro · Comprehensive · 336-297-3101
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm Friday 8:00am-1200pm
NCWorks Career Center - High Point
High Point · Comprehensive · 336-882-4141
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm; Friday 8:00am- 12:00pm

Cities in Guilford County

Greensboro421 jobs
High Point78 jobs
Whitsett14 jobs
Jamestown6 jobs
Morehead2 jobs
Jefferson1 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Guilford 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.