Blount County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Blount County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Blount County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.4% the month before
26,724
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,292
people in Blount County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,096
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Blount County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
50
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Blount County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 20, 2026	FortrexTakes effect Sep 11, 2026	Blountsville	50	Layoff	State record

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Employers hiring most in Blount 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.

UAB Medicine / UAB2 open roles
UAB Medicine / UAB1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Blount County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

North Central, Region 4 Board
Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Walker

Oneonta Career Center
Oneonta · Affiliate · 205-687-9140
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Blount County

Blountsville
Oneonta3 jobs

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in Blount County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Alabama’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.