Harnett County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Harnett County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 22 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Harnett County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
59,715
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
136,503
people in Harnett County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,012
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Harnett County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Harnett 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 Harnett 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.

Campbell University22 open roles
First Choice Community Health2 open roles
Boon Edam USA1 open role
Champion Homes1 open role
DSG Global1 open role
First Choice Community Health Centers1 open role
Harnett County Schools1 open role

Colleges in Harnett County

Colleges in Harnett County
College	City	Type	Students
Campbell University	Buies Creek	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Heritage Bible College	Dunn	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Harnett 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- Capital Area(Fuquay-Varina)
Fuquay Varina · Comprehensive · 919-557-1121
Monday - Thurs 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Fri 8:30am-2Pm
NCWorks Career Center - Harnett County Lillington
Lillington · Affiliate · 910-893-2191
Monday- Thursday 8:00 am-5:00pm & and Friday 7:00am-3:30pm
NCWorks Career Center Hartnett County
Lillington · Comprehensive · 910-893-2191
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Harnett County

Buies Creek16 jobs
Lillington6 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Harnett 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.