Auburn, AL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Vice President OperationsWebster Fulfillment
- Systems EngineerSEGULA Technologies
- TES - Grateful Client Program AdministratorAuburn University
- QA/QC Site Manager - Data CenterIES Holdings
- Entry-Level Electrical HelperIES Holdings
- Safety ManagerIES Holdings
- HR ManagerBetter Hire
- Project/Quality ManagerBetter Hire
- Geotechnical Staff EngineerTerracon Consultants
- Senior Geotechnical Staff EngineerTerracon Consultants
Employers hiring most in Auburn
- Terracon Consultants5 open roles
- Auburn University3 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology3 open roles
- IES Holdings3 open roles
- Better Hire2 open roles
- Builders FirstSource2 open roles
- General Electric2 open roles
- Stellantis2 open roles
- Amazon1 open role
- Auburn Oaks Care Center1 open role
Auburn layoffs
No layoff notices naming Auburn in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Auburn
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Lee County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 8.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 8.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+758 jobs), retail (+706 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−650 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Auburn. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Brick manufacturer closing Alabama facility, laying off 50 workersal.com on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
Learn and get funded in Auburn
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Auburn. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Alabama? How to file for unemployment in Alabama (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
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Lee County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.6% the month before
92,160
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
177,663
people in Lee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,123
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Alabama unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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