Jones County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jones County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Jones County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
3,697
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,245
people in Jones County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,659
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jones County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jones 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Wayne

NCWorks Access Point- Jones Count
Trenton · Affiliate
Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Jones County

Trenton

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Jones 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.