Transylvania County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Transylvania County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
14,293
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,243
people in Transylvania County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,523
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Transylvania County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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.
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- Tidal Wave1 open role
- United Community Banks1 open role
Colleges in Transylvania County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard College | Brevard | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Transylvania County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Mountain Area Workforce Development Board
Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania
NCWorks Career Center - Transylvania County
Brevard · Comprehensive · 828-883-2550
Mon and Tues 8am-3pm Closed 12pm-1pm Wed 8am-5pm Thurs 8am-5pm Closed 1pm-2pm Fri 8am-4:30pm Closed 1pm-29m
Cities in Transylvania County
- Brevard3 jobs
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.