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Morgan County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Morgan County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 59 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Morgan County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.4% the month before

  • 61,726

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 123,742

    people in Morgan County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,858

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Morgan County layoffs

  • 2

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 77

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Morgan County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Alabama CooperageTakes effect Sep 14, 2026Trinity71ClosureState record
Legacy Supply Chain OperationsTakes effect Jun 6, 2026Decatur6ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Morgan 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.

  1. United Launch Alliance14 open roles
  2. Turner Construction12 open roles
  3. Huntsville Hospital Health System4 open roles
  4. Brightpath Associates3 open roles
  5. First Solar3 open roles
  6. Illinois Tool Works3 open roles
  7. Affinity Executive Search2 open roles
  8. Marmon2 open roles
  9. Visit our2 open roles
  10. Affordable Foundation and Home Repair - The Crack Guys1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Morgan 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

  • Decatur Career Center

    Decatur · Affiliate · 256-355-0142

    7:45am-4:45pm Mon-Fri

Cities in Morgan County

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in Morgan 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.