Jenkins County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jenkins County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jenkins County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
3,871
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,674
people in Jenkins County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,906
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jenkins County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jenkins 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 Jenkins 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.

Champion Home Builders1 open role
Hospital Authority of Jenkins County1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

WorkSource East Central Georgia
Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes

Other Georgia counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Jenkins County?

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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.