Fayette County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fayette County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fayette County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
60,043
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
120,689
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$108,986
median household income
Source: Census ACS
50%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fayette 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 Fayette 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.

SANY America9 open roles
Eaton8 open roles
Heico7 open roles
Cooper Lighting Solutions3 open roles
Hoshizaki America3 open roles
QTS Data Centers3 open roles
AquantUs2 open roles
Geeslin Group2 open roles
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary2 open roles
Pike Health Services2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board
Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale

Cities in Fayette County

Fayetteville14 jobs
Tyrone4 jobs

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Fayette 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.