Henry County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Henry County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 69 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Henry County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
134,046
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
245,417
people in Henry County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,612
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Henry 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 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 9.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,986 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+975 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−2,897 jobs), information (−1,416 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Henry 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 Henry 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.

Henry County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
153
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Henry County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 28, 2026	Kuehne-NagelTakes effect Apr 1, 2026	Henry County	153	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Henry 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.

Henry County Schools7 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
Alpla3 open roles
GXO Logistics3 open roles
Hub Group3 open roles
Human Capital Ventures3 open roles
Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)3 open roles
Bennett International2 open roles
EssilorLuxottica2 open roles
Henry County Government2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Henry 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

Cities in Henry 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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