Baldwin County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Baldwin County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 44 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Baldwin County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
119,436
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
239,945
people in Baldwin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,019
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Baldwin County ranks

Where Baldwin County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#21Fastest-growing job markets in the Southeast+9.6% · of 100

Baldwin 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 9.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 14.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+1,615 jobs), health care (+1,613 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Baldwin County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Alabama Governor orders evacuations, state office closures ahead of Hurricane IsaiasWTOK on MSN · Oct 8, 2026

Learn and get funded in Baldwin County

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.

Baldwin County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
66
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Baldwin County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 6, 2026	Fluor Enterprises Inc.Takes effect Jul 31, 2026	Bay Minette	66	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Baldwin 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.

Dewberry7 open roles
RTX4 open roles
Point Broadband3 open roles
Acts Retirement-Life Communities2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
Labcorp Holdings2 open roles
Mediacom Communications2 open roles
Snelling2 open roles
Aldi US1 open role
Amazon1 open role

Colleges in Baldwin County

Colleges in Baldwin County
College	City	Type	Students
United States Sports University	Daphne	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Baldwin County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Baldwin County. 1 with dates announced.

MS/AL Engineering Society Meeting
Jun 20 to Jun 23, 2027 · Gulf Shores, AL
Paid ticket, price not listed

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Baldwin County. 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).

SWAPTE
Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox

Bay Minette Career Center
Bay Minette · Comprehensive · 251-937-4161
7:30am-4:30pm Mon-Fri
Foley Career Center
Foley · Affiliate · 251-943-1575
8:00-4:30 Mon-Fri

Cities in Baldwin County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Alabama unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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