Lowndes County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lowndes County’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lowndes County economy

5.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
3,776
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
10,008
people in Lowndes County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$35,160
median household income
Source: Census ACS
22%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lowndes County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lowndes 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

Employers hiring most in Lowndes 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.

Auburn University1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Central, Region 5 Board
Autauga, Bullock, Chambers, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Perry, Russell, Tallapoosa

Fort Deposit Career Center
Fort Deposit · Affiliate · 334-404-4400
First and Third Wednesday 8:00AM- 4:00PM
Hayneville Career Center
Hayneville · Affiliate · 334-548-6307
First and Third Thursday 8:30AM -4:00PM

Cities in Lowndes County

Hayneville1 jobs
Fort Deposit

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in Lowndes 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.