Athens, AL jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Athens
- Marketing CoordinatorGrayson Carter & Son Contracting
- Mgr PharmacyHuntsville Hospital Health System
- Manufacturing EngineerActalent
- Tax Managergpac
Employers hiring most in Athens
- Actalent1 open role
- gpac1 open role
- Grayson Carter & Son Contracting1 open role
- Huntsville Hospital Health System1 open role
Athens layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Athens in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Athens
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Athens State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Athens. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- North, Region 1 Board
Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Winston
Limestone County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.4% the month before
58,891
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
107,577
people in Limestone County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$83,534
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Athens?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.