Bacon County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bacon County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Bacon County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
4,648
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,129
people in Bacon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,310
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bacon County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
81
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Bacon County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 5, 2026	Milliken & CompanyTakes effect Jul 10, 2026	Bacon County	81	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southern Georgia Workforce Development Board
Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, Ware

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Laid off or looking for work in Bacon 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.