Nash County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nash County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 28 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Nash County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
41,907
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
95,451
people in Nash County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,704
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nash County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Nash 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 Nash 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.

Hubbell4 open roles
Pruitthealth Home Health3 open roles
Belcan2 open roles
HKA Enterprises2 open roles
Honeywell Aerospace2 open roles
LS Tractor2 open roles
Amivie1 open role
Beacon Hill1 open role
Circle1 open role
Confidential1 open role

Colleges in Nash County

Colleges in Nash County
College	City	Type	Students
North Carolina Wesleyan University	Rocky Mount	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Turning Point Workforce Development Board
Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson

NCWorks Career Center- Edgecombe/Nash County
Rocky Mount · Comprehensive · 252-467-9300
Monday- Friday, 8:30 am-5:00pm,

Cities in Nash County

Rocky Mount25 jobs
Nashville3 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Nash 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.