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Pitt County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pitt County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 7 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 135 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pitt County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.6% the month before

  • 83,911

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 172,279

    people in Pitt County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,851

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 43%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pitt County layoffs

  • 7

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 486

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 5

    employers

WARN notices filed in Pitt County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
FosterTakes effect Mar 5, 2027Pitt County12ClosureState record
Regional Acceptance CorporationTakes effect Feb 28, 2027Pitt County156ClosureState record
Regional Acceptance CorporationTakes effect Jul 31, 2027Pitt County97ClosureState record
ECU Health Home Health and HospiceTakes effect May 1, 2026Pitt County61ClosureState record
ECU Health Home Health and HospiceTakes effect May 1, 2026Pitt County35ClosureState record
Focus Services, LLCTakes effect Apr 30, 2026Pitt County94ClosureState record
Access EastTakes effect Mar 31, 2026Pitt County31LayoffState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pitt 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. ECU Health41 open roles
  2. Thermo Fisher Scientific32 open roles
  3. East Carolina University12 open roles
  4. Catalent Pharma Solutions4 open roles
  5. Acadia Healthcare Company3 open roles
  6. i4 Search Group3 open roles
  7. Acadia Healthcare2 open roles
  8. Akraya2 open roles
  9. Cintas2 open roles
  10. Fairbanks Scales2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Pitt County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Pitt County

Colleges in Pitt County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
East Carolina UniversityGreenvillePublic 4-year20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Pitt County

    Greenville · Comprehensive · 252-355-9067

    Monday-Thurs 8:30sm-6:30pm Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Cities in Pitt County

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Pitt 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.