Lamar County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lamar County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lamar County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
8,298
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,098
people in Lamar County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,457
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lamar County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
235
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Lamar County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 30, 2026	Continental Tire the AmericasTakes effect Mar 31, 2026	Lamar County	235	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lamar 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.

Gordon State College1 open role

Colleges in Lamar County

Colleges in Lamar County
College	City	Type	Students
Gordon State College	Barnesville	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Three Rivers Workforce Development Board
Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup, Upson

Cities in Lamar County

Barnesville1 jobs

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Laid off or looking for work in Lamar 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.