Sumter County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Sumter County economy
5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
4,528
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,020
people in Sumter County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$37,981
median household income
Source: Census ACS
23%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Sumter County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Sumter County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Sumter 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.
- U.S. Army Reserve Command3 open roles
- Enviva2 open roles
- The University of West Alabama2 open roles
- Enviva Biomass1 open role
Colleges in Sumter County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of West Alabama | Livingston | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sumter 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
Livingston Career Center
Livingston · Affiliate · 334-289-0202
Tuesday 9:00AM-4:00PM
Cities in Sumter County
- Livingston5 jobs
- Epes3 jobs
Other Alabama counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.