Hall County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHall County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
112,548
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
208,395
people in Hall County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,430
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Hall County ranks
Where Hall County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #11Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southeast73 / 100 · of 77
Hall County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 8.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 11.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+2,611 jobs), health care (+2,399 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,943 jobs), finance & insurance (−414 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Hall 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.
Hall County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
59
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKF USA INCTakes effect Jun 26, 2026 | Hall County | 40 | Layoff | State record | |
| Gainesville Jaycees Vocational Rehabilitation CenterTakes effect Feb 27, 2026 | Hall County | 19 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Hall 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.
- ZF North America8 open roles
- Liberty Utilities6 open roles
- Northeast Georgia Health System5 open roles
- Southeast Technical Personnel4 open roles
- Staff Financial Group4 open roles
- Craig3 open roles
- Liberty3 open roles
- Pruitthealth Home Health3 open roles
- Boehringer Ingelheim2 open roles
- Brenau University2 open roles
Colleges in Hall County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenau University | Gainesville | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hall 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).
- WorkSource Georgia Mountains
Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
Gainesville Career Center, Georgia Department of Labor
Gainesville · Comprehensive · 770-535-5484
8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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