Clayton County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clayton County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 49 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Clayton County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
147,754
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
298,771
people in Clayton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,507
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Clayton 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 8.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.4%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+6,915 jobs), private education (+1,280 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,880 jobs), retail (−639 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Atlanta mortgage lender to lay off dozens of workersThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Nov 1, 2026

Learn and get funded in Clayton County

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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.

Clayton County layoffs

3
Layoff notices, last 12 months
852
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

Layoff notices filed in Clayton County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 22, 2026	Duty Free Americas, Inc.Takes effect Oct 30, 2026	Clayton County	89	Closure	State record
Aug 5, 2026	80 Acres Urban Agriculture, IncTakes effect Aug 3, 2026	Clayton County	110	Layoff	State record
May 29, 2026	Spirit AirlinesTakes effect May 2, 2026	Clayton County	653	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Clayton 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.

Craig5 open roles
Peak Living3 open roles
Bigham Cable Construction2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
GXO Logistics2 open roles
International Paper2 open roles
O'Reilly Auto Parts2 open roles
Prime Healthcare2 open roles
Staff Financial Group2 open roles
Acadiana Treatment Center1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Clayton County

Flowers Foods5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Clayton County

Colleges in Clayton County
College	City	Type	Students
Clayton State University	Morrow	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale

WorkSource Atlanta Regional - Clayton Career Resource Center
Morrow · Affiliate · 678-271-3554
8:00am - 5:00pm; Monday - Friday

Cities in Clayton County

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

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