Decatur, GA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- (Wireless) Territory Sales ManagerPremium Retail Services
- Staff AccountantConstruction Resources
- Inside Sales RepresentativeConstruction Resources
- General ManagerChipotle Mexican Grill
- Territory Manager, Cardiovascular Medical DevicesCordis
- Executive DirectorConfidential
- Vice President - Construction Safety ExecutiveTurner Construction
- Plant ManagerBimbo Bakeries
- Engineer, AssociateDeKalb County Government (Georgia, USA)
- Commercial Sales ManagerAutozone
Employers hiring most in Decatur
- DeKalb County GA21 open roles
- Emory University5 open roles
- Bimbo Bakeries USA3 open roles
- Construction Resources2 open roles
- GPAC2 open roles
- TJX Companies2 open roles
- Affinity Executive Search1 open role
- Autozone1 open role
- Bimbo Bakeries1 open role
- Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
Decatur layoffs
No layoff notices naming Decatur 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 Decatur
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Scott College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Columbia Theological Seminary | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
DeKalb 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 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,539 jobs), professional & technical (+2,624 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−2,481 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,153 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Decatur. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Georgia? How to file for unemployment in Georgia (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
DeKalb WorkSorce Center
Decatur · Affiliate · 404-687-3400
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
DeKalb County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
410,253
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
762,105
people in DeKalb County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,683
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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