Calhoun County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Calhoun County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 38 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Calhoun County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
49,202
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
116,141
people in Calhoun County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,826
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Calhoun County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
76
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Calhoun County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 19, 2026	CVG – Commercial Vehicle Group AlabamaTakes effect Apr 11, 2026	Piedmont	76	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Calhoun 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.

Jacksonville State University20 open roles
BAE Systems3 open roles
Trinzic3 open roles
Heico2 open roles
BAE Systems USA1 open role
Defense Logistics Agency1 open role
Doncasters1 open role
Federal Emergency Management Agency1 open role
Focus1 open role
General Dynamics1 open role

Colleges in Calhoun County

Colleges in Calhoun County
College	City	Type	Students
Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

East, Region 2 Board
Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega

Anniston Career Center
Anniston · Comprehensive · 256-832-0147
8:00-5:00 Mon through Fri

Cities in Calhoun County

Jacksonville20 jobs
Anniston15 jobs
Piedmont
Oxford3 jobs

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

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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.