Walker County, AL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Walker County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Walker County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
26,950
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
64,886
people in Walker County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$54,509
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Walker County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Walker 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 Walker 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.

Central States Services LLC.1 open role
JCW Group1 open role
Synovus1 open role
TEKsystems1 open role
voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak1 open role
Weiss Ratings1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Walker 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

Jasper Career Center
Jasper · Affiliate · 205-221-2576
Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Walker County

Jasper6 jobs

Other Alabama counties

All of Alabama

Laid off or looking for work in Walker County?

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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.