Orange County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Orange County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 109 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Orange County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
77,473
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
147,292
people in Orange County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,553
median household income
Source: Census ACS
61%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Orange County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
91
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Orange County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 9, 2026	Compass Group USA Inc. dba ChartwellsTakes effect Jun 12, 2026	Orange County	91	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Orange 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.

University of North Carolina12 open roles
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill11 open roles
LCS3 open roles
Rolling Green Village3 open roles
Invoke Staffing2 open roles
Stillpoint Talent Group2 open roles
Thermo Fisher Scientific2 open roles
UNC Health2 open roles
UNC Health Care2 open roles
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2 open roles

Colleges in Orange County

Colleges in Orange County
College	City	Type	Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Capital Area Workforce Development Board
Chatham, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Wake

NCWorks Access Point -Capital Area (Orange County)
Carrboro · Comprehensive · 919-245-4335
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Orange County

Chapel Hill99 jobs
Carrboro6 jobs
Hillsborough4 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Orange 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.