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Martin County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Martin County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Martin County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 8,866

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 21,773

    people in Martin County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $46,793

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Martin County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Martin 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 Martin 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. Flagstone Foods3 open roles
  2. LifeWise Academy1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Martin County

    Williamston · Comprehensive · 252-792-7816

    Mon and Wed , 8:30am-4:30pm Closed 1:00pm-1:30pm for lunch

Cities in Martin County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Martin 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.