Habersham County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Habersham County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Habersham County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.2% the month before
23,364
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
46,948
people in Habersham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,622
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Habersham County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Habersham 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

Colleges in Habersham County

Colleges in Habersham County
College	City	Type	Students
Piedmont University	Demorest	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

WorkSource Georgia Mountains
Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White

Cities in Habersham County

Demorest

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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.