Shelby County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shelby County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shelby County economy

2.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.3% the month before
122,708
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
226,955
people in Shelby County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,543
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shelby County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
113
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Shelby County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 23, 2026	LineQuest LLCTakes effect Aug 1, 2026	Pelham	113	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Shelby 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.

Eaton3 open roles
Summer Classics2 open roles
Atlas Copco1 open role
Autozone1 open role
Croda1 open role
Five Below1 open role
Gabriella White1 open role
MPS Mankato1 open role
MPS Mankato1 open role
Southeastern Food Merchandiser1 open role

Colleges in Shelby County

Colleges in Shelby County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Montevallo	Montevallo	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

North Central, Region 4 Board
Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Walker

Alabaster Career Center
Alabaster · Affiliate · 205-663-2542
8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Shelby County

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in Shelby 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.