Towns County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Towns County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Towns County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
5,388
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,739
people in Towns County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,400
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Towns 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 4.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 5.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

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Towns County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
74
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Towns County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 9, 2026	SDH Education East, LLCTakes effect May 29, 2026	Towns County	74	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Towns 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.

National Veterinary Associates2 open roles
Servpro1 open role
Young Harris College1 open role

Colleges in Towns County

Colleges in Towns County
College	City	Type	Students
Young Harris College	Young Harris	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Towns 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

Cities in Towns County

Young Harris5 jobs

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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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