Talladega County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Talladega County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
34,616
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
81,170
people in Talladega County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,249
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Talladega County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Talladega 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 Talladega 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.
- American Honda Motor14 open roles
- Honda Dev. and Mfg. of Am.3 open roles
- Elbit Systems of America2 open roles
- Talladega College2 open roles
- American Honda Motor Company1 open role
- Aston Carter1 open role
- The Chronicle of Higher Education1 open role
Colleges in Talladega County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega College | Talladega | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Talladega County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- East, Region 2 Board
Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega
Talladega Career Center
Talladega · Affiliate · 256-521-0500
7:45am-4:45pm Mon-Fri
Cities in Talladega County
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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.