Chatham County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Chatham County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.2% the month before
160,078
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
298,143
people in Chatham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,575
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Chatham County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Chatham 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 Chatham 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.
- Great Dane6 open roles
- Amazon5 open roles
- Confidential5 open roles
- Savannah College of Art and Design5 open roles
- Air National Guard Units4 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan4 open roles
- Nine Line Apparel4 open roles
- Universal Health Services4 open roles
- ABM Industries3 open roles
- Colonial Group3 open roles
Colleges in Chatham County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Savannah State University | Savannah | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Conferences in Chatham County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Chatham County. 7 with dates announced.
- ARMA InfoCon
Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Savannah, GA
Ticket $1,149 to $2,249. Full conference: member $1,149 early bird (to Jul 6), $1,349 advance, $1,649 standard, $1,949 last…
- AASCU Annual Conference
Nov 13 to Nov 16, 2026 · Savannah, GA
Ticket $1,200 to $2,350. Presidents/chancellors: member early bird $1,200 (by July 27), regular $1,350; non-member $2,200 early,…
- Women in Aviation International Conference
Feb 25 to Feb 27, 2027 · Savannah, GA
Paid ticket. Registration opened September; price not read.
- AEA International Convention & Trade Show
Mar 23 to Mar 26, 2027 · Savannah, GA
Paid ticket. Early-bird discount offered; amounts not shown on the convention page.
- NACo Annual Conference & Exposition
Jul 23 to Jul 26, 2027 · Savannah, GA
Paid ticket. Prices not seen.
- USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow
Aug 2 to Aug 5, 2027 · Savannah, GA
Paid ticket. Member discount; price not published on the major-events page.
- NTCA CyberShare Summit
Oct 25 to Oct 27, 2027 · Savannah, GA
Paid ticket. The DeSoto; prices not on the events page.
- CDFA National Development Finance Summit
Usually November (next dates not announced) · Savannah, GA
Ticket $750 to $1,350. 2026 edition (Savannah, November): member $850 early / $1,000 standard, non-member $1,200 / $1,350,…
- Career Leadership Collective Annual Conference
Usually April (next dates not announced) · Savannah, GA
Ticket $999 to $1,199. 2026: member $999, plus-member $935, non-member $1,199; pre-conferences $199.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chatham County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Coastal Workforce Development Board
Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh
Chatham One Stop
Savannah · Comprehensive · 912-354-6174
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
Savannah Career Center
Savannah · Comprehensive · 877-709-8185
8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday
Cities in Chatham County
- Savannah229 jobs
- Pooler18 jobs
- Port Wentworth4 jobs
Other Georgia counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.