Onslow County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Onslow County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Onslow County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
70,998
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
208,537
people in Onslow County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,568
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Onslow County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
62
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Onslow County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 17, 2026	AVMAC LLCTakes effect Aug 23, 2026	Onslow County	62	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Onslow 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.

Amazon1 open role
Apex Group1 open role
Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch)1 open role
Avid Health at Home1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Career Foundations1 open role
Carters1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role
Curtis Media1 open role
FNB Corp/Pa/1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Wayne

NCWorks Career Center- Onslow County
Jacksonville · Comprehensive · 910-347-2121
Monday - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Tuesday - Friday - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Cities in Onslow County

Jacksonville15 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Onslow County?

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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.