Houston County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Houston County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 101 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Houston County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
78,051
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
166,902
people in Houston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,743
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Houston 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 3.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 8.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.4%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+625 jobs)

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Houston County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
168
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Houston County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 18, 2026	Anchor GlassTakes effect Oct 17, 2026	Houston County	168	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Houston 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.

Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command8 open roles
Air Force Materiel Command7 open roles
Northrop Grumman7 open roles
Air National Guard Units6 open roles
Trinzic6 open roles
Credence Management Solutions4 open roles
Emory University4 open roles
Abacus Technology3 open roles
Northrop Grumman Systems3 open roles
Odyssey Systems Consulting3 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Houston 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).

Middle Georgia Workforce Development Board, Inc. - Area 11.
Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson; City: Macon

Houston County Career Center
Warner Robins · Comprehensive · 478-988-7130
8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday

Cities in Houston 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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