Richmond County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Richmond County economy

• 3.9%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  4.8% the month before

• 18,580

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 42,818

  people in Richmond County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $43,626

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Richmond County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Richmond 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 Richmond 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. Amazon8 open roles
2. Perdue Farms4 open roles
3. Cascades3 open roles
4. Enhance Recruiting2 open roles
5. American Civil Constructors1 open role
6. American Woodmark1 open role
7. Daymark Recovery Services1 open role
8. Ellaway Blues Consulting1 open role
9. Enviva1 open role
10. FirstHealth of the Carolinas1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Lumber River Workforce Development Board

  Bladen, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland

• NCWorks Career Center - Richmond County

  Rockingham · Comprehensive · 910-997-9180

  Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 5pm and Friday, 8:00am - 12:00pm

Cities in Richmond County

• Hamlet15 jobs
• Rockingham12 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

• Wake County
• Mecklenburg County
• Guilford County
• Forsyth County
• Cumberland County
• Durham County
• Buncombe County
• Union County
• Gaston County
• Cabarrus County
• New Hanover County
• Johnston County