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Swain County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Swain County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Swain County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 6,534

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 14,065

    people in Swain County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $55,429

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Swain County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Swain 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 Swain 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. Indian Health Service1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • NCWorks Career Center- Swain County

    Bryson City · Affiliate · 828-488-2149

    Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 AM-4:30 PM, Closed 12-1:00 PM

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Swain 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.