Union County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Union County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 79 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Union County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
131,965
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
244,975
people in Union County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$99,243
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Union County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
176
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Union County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 1, 2026	Down-Lite International, Inc.Takes effect Aug 14, 2026	Union County	113	Closure	State record
Feb 11, 2026	LTI Holdings Inc. DBA BoydTakes effect Sep 1, 2026	Union County	63	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Union 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.

ATI15 open roles
Union County Public Schools9 open roles
Assa Abloy4 open roles
Brookdale Senior Living3 open roles
CIRCOR International3 open roles
Conmet3 open roles
Rome Metals3 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
ClinLab Solutions Group2 open roles
ConMet Plastics2 open roles

Colleges in Union County

Colleges in Union County
College	City	Type	Students
Wingate University	Wingate	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Centralina Workforce Development Board
Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, Union

NCWorks Career Center- Union County
Monroe · Comprehensive · 704-283-7541
Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm;Closed 12pm-1pm Closes the 3rd Friday of each month at 12 noon

Cities in Union County

Monroe66 jobs
Waxhaw10 jobs
Wingate1 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Union County?

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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.