Lenoir County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lenoir County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 32 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lenoir County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
23,943
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
54,917
people in Lenoir County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,795
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lenoir County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
391
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Lenoir County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 28, 2026	MasterBrand Cabinets LLCTakes effect Nov 27, 2026	Lenoir County	391	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lenoir 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.

Alten Technology USA9 open roles
Airbus7 open roles
West Pharmaceutical Services3 open roles
Electrolux North America2 open roles
Pruitthealth Home Health2 open roles
Wayne-Sanderson Farms2 open roles
Airbus Aerosystems Kinston1 open role
Amazon1 open role
Broetje-Automation1 open role
Kaleidoscope Innovation1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lenoir 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

Cities in Lenoir County

Kinston32 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

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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.