Fayette County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fayette County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Fayette County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.7% the month before
6,531
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,173
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,733
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fayette 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 Fayette County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

West, Region 3 Board
Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa

Fayette Career Center
Fayette · Affiliate · 205-303-6030
Mon - Fri 8am - 4:30pm

Cities in Fayette County

Fayette

Other Alabama counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Fayette County?

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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.