Madison County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Madison County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Madison County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
10,348
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
21,640
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,628
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Madison County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Madison 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 Madison 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.

First Citizens Bank1 open role

Colleges in Madison County

Colleges in Madison County
College	City	Type	Students
Mars Hill University	Mars Hill	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania

NCWorks Career Center Madison County
Marshall · Affiliate · 828-782-2632
Monday- Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Madison County

Marshall1 jobs
Mars Hill

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Madison 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.