Cherokee County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cherokee County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 61 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Cherokee County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
156,975
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
274,539
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$105,442
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cherokee County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
277
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Cherokee County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 18, 2026	Meyn AmericasTakes effect Oct 1, 2026	Cherokee County	150	Closure	State record
May 19, 2026	Inalfa Roof Systems, IncTakes effect Jul 17, 2026	Cherokee County	127	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cherokee 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.

Northside Hospital6 open roles
Staff Financial Group6 open roles
NorthPoint Search Group5 open roles
Dover3 open roles
Acadia Healthcare Company2 open roles
The Sunshine House2 open roles
Visit our2 open roles
Acme Cryogenics1 open role
AMETEK1 open role
Ball Ground Elementary School1 open role

Colleges in Cherokee County

Colleges in Cherokee County
College	City	Type	Students
Reinhardt University	Waleska	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale

Cities in Cherokee County

Canton25 jobs
Woodstock20 jobs
Ball Ground16 jobs
Waleska

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

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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.