Kennesaw, GA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Staff Geotechnical EngineerProfessional Service Industries
- Principal Engineering Project Manager - Data Center Mission CriticalEnercon
- Structural Design Engineer - Mid, Senior & Principal LevelsEnercon
- Senior Engineering ManagerEnercon
- Pipe Stress Engineering ManagerEnercon
- Mechanical Engineering ManagerEnercon
- Nuclear License Renewal Engineering ManagerEnercon
- Nuclear Associate Mechanical Manager- Power UprateEnercon
- Fire Protection Senior Engineering ManagerEnercon
- Principal Nuclear Power Uprate Structural EngineerEnercon
Employers hiring most in Kennesaw
- Enercon67 open roles
- Staff Financial Group4 open roles
- Enercon Services3 open roles
- Andritz Hydro2 open roles
- Crane2 open roles
- Kennesaw State University2 open roles
- Martin Concrete2 open roles
- Mohawk Industries2 open roles
- Pruitthealth Home Health2 open roles
- QXO2 open roles
Kennesaw layoffs
No layoff notices naming Kennesaw 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 Kennesaw
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State University | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Where Kennesaw ranks
Where Kennesaw placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Southeast10.8% · of 84
- #4Best cities for junior jobs in Georgia41% · of 10
- #13Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast42% · of 64
- #13Best cities for junior jobs in the Southeast41% · of 87
Cobb 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 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+8,332 jobs), construction (+3,511 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−2,929 jobs), professional & technical (−2,820 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Kennesaw
- 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 Kennesaw. 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).
Cobb County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
434,085
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
769,152
people in Cobb County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$98,712
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
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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