Dougherty County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dougherty County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 64 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dougherty County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.2% the month before
32,536
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,915
people in Dougherty County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,784
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dougherty County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Dougherty 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 Dougherty 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.

Cherokee Nation Businesses8 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Pruitthealth Home Health3 open roles
Confidential2 open roles
Knowledge Management2 open roles
Molson Coors Beverage2 open roles
Tidal Wave2 open roles
Aegis Sciences1 open role
Albany Medical Center1 open role
ATG Recruiting1 open role

Colleges in Dougherty County

Colleges in Dougherty County
College	City	Type	Students
Albany State University	Albany	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Dougherty 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

Cities in Dougherty County

Albany62 jobs

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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.