DeKalb County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

DeKalb County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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

DeKalb County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
455
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in DeKalb County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 28, 2025	Renfro BrandsTakes effect Dec 27, 2025	Fort Payne	455	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in DeKalb 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.

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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving DeKalb County. 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

Cities in DeKalb County

Fort Payne9 jobs

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in DeKalb County?

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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.