Jeff Davis County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jeff Davis County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Jeff Davis County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
5,969
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,838
people in Jeff Davis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$40,879
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jeff Davis County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jeff Davis 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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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.