Houston County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Houston County economy

• 3.1%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.3% the month before

• 77,287

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 166,902

  people in Houston County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $80,743

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 40%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Houston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Houston 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 Houston 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. Mercer University6 open roles
2. Credence Management Solutions5 open roles
3. Trinzic5 open roles
4. Air National Guard Units4 open roles
5. Emory University4 open roles
6. Northrop Grumman4 open roles
7. Perdue Farms4 open roles
8. Air Force Materiel Command3 open roles
9. Defense Logistics Agency3 open roles
10. Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command3 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Middle Georgia Workforce Development Board, Inc. - Area 11.

  Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Wilkinson; City: Macon

• Houston County Career Center

  Warner Robins · Comprehensive · 478-988-7130

  8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday

Cities in Houston County

• Warner Robins63 jobs
• Robins AFB15 jobs
• Perry9 jobs

Other Georgia counties

• Fulton County
• Gwinnett County
• Cobb County
• DeKalb County
• Clayton County
• Chatham County
• Cherokee County
• Forsyth County
• Henry County
• Hall County
• Richmond County
• Muscogee County