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Person County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Person County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Person County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 19,974

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 39,275

    people in Person County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,927

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Person County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Person 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 Person 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. Cyfle2 open roles
  2. LifePoint Health2 open roles
  3. Person County Schools2 open roles
  4. Person Memorial Hospital2 open roles
  5. BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
  6. KD-Staffing.1 open role
  7. Offshore Staffing1 open role
  8. Person County, NC1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Person County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Person 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.