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Forsyth County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Forsyth County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 43 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Forsyth County economy

  • 2.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.9% the month before

  • 150,499

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 260,062

    people in Forsyth County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $138,000

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 57%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Forsyth County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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. ABM Industries4 open roles
  2. Staff Financial Group4 open roles
  3. Northside Hospital3 open roles
  4. Encompass Health2 open roles
  5. Hobby Lobby2 open roles
  6. Partners in Mission Leadership Search2 open roles
  7. 4EVER Young1 open role
  8. A10 Networks1 open role
  9. Ace Hardware1 open role
  10. American Welding and Gas1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Forsyth County

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Forsyth 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.