Rockdale County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meRockdale County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
48,931
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
94,293
people in Rockdale County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,349
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Rockdale 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 down 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+907 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−479 jobs), retail (−395 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Rockdale County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Atlanta mortgage lender to lay off dozens of workersThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Nov 1, 2026
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Rockdale County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Rockdale County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Rockdale 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.
- Acuity Brands7 open roles
- DOVER5 open roles
- Aprio Advisory Group3 open roles
- Accountants One1 open role
- Acuity1 open role
- D.R. Horton1 open role
- Dart Container1 open role
- Davita1 open role
- Floor & Decor1 open role
- Lucky Strike Entertainment1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rockdale 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 Rockdale
Conyers · Affiliate · 678-821-2236
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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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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