Fort Payne, AL jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Fort Payne
- Director of EHS, Safety & ComplianceES Heil
- Chief Financial Officer - DeKalb Regional Medical Center Administration - FTHuntsville Hospital Health System
- Hotel General ManagerGecko Hospitality
- Family Development SpecialistVisit our
- Principal Structural Engineer IITerex
- Hydraulic Engineer IIITerex
- Buyer ITerex
- Manufacturing EngineerQuEST Global
- Manufacturing EngineerSiemens Energy
Employers hiring most in Fort Payne
- Terex3 open roles
- ES Heil1 open role
- Gecko Hospitality1 open role
- Huntsville Hospital Health System1 open role
- QuEST Global1 open role
- Siemens Energy1 open role
- Visit our1 open role
Fort Payne layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
455
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfro BrandsTakes effect Dec 27, 2025 | Fort Payne | 455 | Closure | State record |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fort Payne. 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
Fort Payne Career Center
Fort Payne · Affiliate · 256-845-2900
8:00am - 4:30pm Mon-Fri
DeKalb County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.4% the month before
32,102
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
71,946
people in DeKalb County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,149
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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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.