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Henderson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Henderson County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 35 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Henderson County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 55,734

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 117,387

    people in Henderson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,623

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Henderson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Henderson 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 Henderson 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. Cummins3 open roles
  2. Linamar3 open roles
  3. Blue Ridge Health2 open roles
  4. Cooper Construction Company;2 open roles
  5. First Citizens Bank2 open roles
  6. Hajoca2 open roles
  7. Amazon1 open role
  8. BluAxis Realty1 open role
  9. Blue Ridge Community Health Services1 open role
  10. Brookdale Senior Living1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Henderson County

    Flat Rock · Comprehensive · 828-694-1755

    Mon-Thurs 8 to 5 Friday 8 to 4:30

Cities in Henderson County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Henderson 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.