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Effingham County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Effingham County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Effingham County economy

  • 2.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.9% the month before

  • 37,383

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 67,265

    people in Effingham County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $85,465

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Effingham County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Effingham 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 Effingham 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.

  1. Effingham Health System2 open roles
  2. Southern Company2 open roles
  3. 4P Consulting1 open role
  4. Deutsche Post Und Dhl1 open role
  5. DHL1 open role
  6. ManTech1 open role
  7. NFI Industries1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Effingham County

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Effingham 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.