Vance County, NC jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Vance County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Vance County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
18,531
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,361
people in Vance County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,943
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Vance County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
149
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Vance County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 20, 2026	Mars Petcare US, Inc.Takes effect Dec 31, 2026	Vance County	149	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Vance 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.

Gables Search Group4 open roles
Ardagh Metal Packaging2 open roles
Atlantic Constructors1 open role
Big Lots1 open role
Henderson Distribution Center1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Kerr-Tar Workforce Development Board
Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren

NCWorks Career Center- Vance County
Henderson · Comprehensive · 252-598-5200
Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm; Thursday, 8:30am - 12:00pm

Cities in Vance County

Henderson6 jobs

Other North Carolina counties

All of North Carolina

Laid off or looking for work in Vance 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.