Dawson County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dawson County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dawson County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
17,020
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
28,704
people in Dawson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,986
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dawson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dawson 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 Dawson 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.

AmeriVet Partners Management1 open role
BTD Manufacturing1 open role
Crocs1 open role
GPAC1 open role
Lanier Home Restoration1 open role
MultiColor1 open role
North Georgia Assisted Living1 open role
Point Broadband1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

WorkSource Georgia Mountains
Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White

Cities in Dawson County

Dawsonville7 jobs

Other Georgia counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Dawson County?

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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.