Fort Valley, GA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Project ControllerBlue Bird Brand
- Assistant Vice President for Enrollment ManagementFort Valley State University
- Director of ProcurementFort Valley State University
- Director of Alumni RelationsFort Valley State University
- Administrative AssistantFort Valley State University
- Lab Manager - ChemistryFort Valley State University
- Jr. Systems AdministratorFort Valley State University
- Instructional DesignerFort Valley State University
- Human Resources CoordinatorFort Valley State University
- Research SpecialistFort Valley State University
Employers hiring most in Fort Valley
- Fort Valley State University11 open roles
- Blue Bird Brand1 open role
Fort Valley layoffs
No layoff notices naming Fort Valley 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 Fort Valley
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Peach 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 8.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+468 jobs), construction (+321 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Fort Valley
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- 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 Fort Valley. 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).
- Middle Georgia Workforce Development Board, Inc. - Area 11.
Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson; City: Macon
Peach County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
12,858
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,269
people in Peach County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,365
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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 Georgia’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. Georgia unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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