Robeson County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Robeson County economy
5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
42,790
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
116,858
people in Robeson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$40,318
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Robeson County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Robeson County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Robeson 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.
- American Civil Constructors2 open roles
- Mastec2 open roles
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke2 open roles
- Champion Homes1 open role
- Dessert Holdings1 open role
- Humana1 open role
- Truist Financial1 open role
Colleges in Robeson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Robeson 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- Robeson County
Lumberton · Comprehensive · 910-887-6950
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00pm/ Friday 8:00am - 12:00noon
Cities in Robeson County
Other North Carolina counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.