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Montgomery County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Montgomery County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Montgomery County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 10,038

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 25,874

    people in Montgomery County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,849

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Montgomery County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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. Montgomery Community College1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Montgomery County

    Troy · Comprehensive · 910-898-9600

    Monday-Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm, Friday 8:00am to 3:00pm

Cities in Montgomery County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Montgomery 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.