Decatur County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Decatur County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Decatur County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
12,365
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
29,118
people in Decatur County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,485
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Decatur County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Decatur 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 Decatur 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.

Davita1 open role
Gentiva1 open role
Pepsico1 open role
Remedy Staffing1 open role
Wawa1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

WorkSource Southwest Georgia, Workforce Development Board - 17
Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Worth

Bainbridge Career Center
Bainbridge · Comprehensive · 229-248-2618
8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday

Cities in Decatur County

Bainbridge5 jobs

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Decatur 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.