Dade County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dade County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Dade County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
7,574
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
16,196
people in Dade County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,936
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dade County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dade 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

Colleges in Dade County

Colleges in Dade County
College	City	Type	Students
Covenant College	Lookout Mountain	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Dade 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.