Appling County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Appling County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Appling County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
9,034
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,426
people in Appling County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,728
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Appling County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
157
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Appling County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 26, 2026	Republic National Distributing Company of Texas, LLCTakes effect Oct 19, 2026	Appling County	157	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Appling 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.

Southern Company2 open roles
Baptist Search Partners1 open role
Intangible Assets1 open role
Whistle Express Car Wash1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Heart of GA Altamaha Workforce Development Board
Appling, Bleckley, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox

Cities in Appling County

Baxley5 jobs

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Laid off or looking for work in Appling County?

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Georgia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.