From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cumberland County, NC grew at a rate of 0.0695%, from 125k employees to 125k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cumberland County, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (20,376 people), Retail Trade (16,018 people), and Educational Services (12,594 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cumberland County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Cumberland County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.