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Haywood County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Haywood County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Haywood County economy

  • 3.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 28,283

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 62,432

    people in Haywood County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,001

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Haywood County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Haywood 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 Haywood 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.

  1. Blue Ridge Community Health Services1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Haywood County

    Waynesville · Comprehensive · 828-456-6061

    Monday-Thursday, 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm ; Friday 8:30 am - noon.

Cities in Haywood County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Haywood 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.