Walton County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meWalton County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
54,756
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
100,361
people in Walton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,381
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Walton 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 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 16.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+912 jobs), construction (+614 jobs)
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Walton County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Walton 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 Walton 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.
- Craig2 open roles
- IES Holdings2 open roles
- JE Dunn Construction2 open roles
- Panera Brands2 open roles
- City of Loganville1 open role
- City of Loganville, GA1 open role
- Encompass Health1 open role
- Healthpro Heritage1 open role
- Katalyst CRO1 open role
- Masonicare Home Health And Hospice1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Walton 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
Cities in Walton County
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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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