McDowell County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McDowell County economy

• 3.7%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  4.4% the month before

• 18,232

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 44,679

  people in McDowell County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $55,527

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 29%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McDowell County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McDowell 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 McDowell 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. Crane4 open roles
2. Baxter Behavorial Health HSP1 open role
3. Baxter Behavorial Health HSP1 open role
4. Baxter International1 open role
5. Davita1 open role
6. Hobby Lobby1 open role
7. Hopscotch Primary Care1 open role
8. McDowell County Schools1 open role
9. Teksky1 open role
10. Welch Allyn1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Foothills Workforce Development Board

  Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford

• NCWorks Career Center- McDowell County

  Marion · Comprehensive · 828-652-7131

  Mon-Thur 8:30am-5pm Closed 12pm-1pm for lunch, Fri 8:30am-noon

Cities in McDowell County

• Marion13 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

• Wake County
• Mecklenburg County
• Guilford County
• Forsyth County
• Cumberland County
• Durham County
• Buncombe County
• Union County
• Gaston County
• Cabarrus County
• New Hanover County
• Johnston County