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Johnston County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Johnston County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 90 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Johnston County economy

  • 3.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.5% the month before

  • 130,039

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 226,623

    people in Johnston County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $79,838

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Johnston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Johnston 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 Johnston 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. Vulcan Elements15 open roles
  2. Novo Nordisk10 open roles
  3. Novo Nordisk Pharma3 open roles
  4. Sedgwick3 open roles
  5. Amazon2 open roles
  6. Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
  7. Corning2 open roles
  8. Deephaven Mortgage2 open roles
  9. HopSkipDrive2 open roles
  10. Hubexo2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Capital Area Johnston County

    Clayton · Comprehensive · 919-553-0953

    Mon-Thurs 8:30am - 5:00pm Fri- 8:30am-2:00pm

Cities in Johnston County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Johnston 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.