Iredell County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Iredell County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 190 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Iredell County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 102,885

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 191,800

    people in Iredell County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $78,678

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Iredell County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 178

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Iredell County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Lowe's Companies, Inc.Takes effect May 1, 2026Iredell County178LayoffState record

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Employers hiring most in Iredell 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. Trane U.s.31 open roles
  2. MSC Industrial Supply15 open roles
  3. Trane Technologies14 open roles
  4. Davidson College12 open roles
  5. Corvid Technologies10 open roles
  6. Ingersoll Rand5 open roles
  7. Lowe's5 open roles
  8. Anduril4 open roles
  9. Brookdale Senior Living4 open roles
  10. Duke University4 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Iredell County/ Statesville

    Statesville · Comprehensive · 704-380-6970

    Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm; Closed for lunch 1pm-2pm for lunch. Closes the 2nd Friday of each month at noon.

Cities in Iredell County

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Laid off or looking for work in Iredell 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.