Rockingham County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rockingham County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 25 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rockingham County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
39,567
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
91,585
people in Rockingham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,796
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rockingham County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
133
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Rockingham County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 15, 2026	PellaTakes effect Jan 31, 2027	Rockingham County	133	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Rockingham 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.

Rockingham County Schools6 open roles
Sturm Ruger5 open roles
Actalent1 open role
Bridgestone Americas1 open role
Cone Health1 open role
Duke Energy1 open role
First National Bank of Pennsylvania1 open role
Gildan1 open role
Global Textile Alliance1 open role
GreenGo Buggies1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board
Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin

Cities in Rockingham County

Eden11 jobs
Mayodan8 jobs
Reidsville6 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Rockingham County?

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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.