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Barrow County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Barrow County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 30 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Barrow County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.1% the month before

  • 49,859

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 86,982

    people in Barrow County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $77,477

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Barrow County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Barrow 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 Barrow 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.

  1. Carvana3 open roles
  2. Northeast Georgia Health System3 open roles
  3. Quanta Services3 open roles
  4. Republic Services2 open roles
  5. 84 Lumber1 open role
  6. Apploi1 open role
  7. Avery Partners1 open role
  8. Bank OZK1 open role
  9. Chadwell Supply1 open role
  10. Commercial Metals1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Barrow County

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Barrow County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.