Newton County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Newton County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 53 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Newton County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
61,809
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
115,530
people in Newton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,732
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Newton 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 16.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 11.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,416 jobs), wholesale (+1,001 jobs)

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Newton County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
84
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Newton County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 1, 2026	Bridgestone Golf, Inc.Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Newton County	84	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Newton 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.

BD, Becton and Dickinson9 open roles
Amazon6 open roles
BD4 open roles
Becton Dickinson3 open roles
R3 Lithium3 open roles
Becton , Dickinson and Company2 open roles
Oxford College of Emory University2 open roles
84 Lumber1 open role
ABM Industries1 open role
Absolics1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northeast Georgia Workforce Development Board
Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton

Covington Career Center
Covington · Affiliate · 770-784-2455
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

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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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