Clay County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clay County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Clay County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
5,741
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,188
people in Clay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,852
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Clay County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Clay County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Other Alabama counties

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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.