Lumpkin County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Lumpkin County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
16,958
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,931
people in Lumpkin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,388
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lumpkin County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lumpkin County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Lumpkin 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.
- James Hardie Industries2 open roles
- Columbus State University1 open role
- Georgia Department of Public Health1 open role
- Inside Higher Ed1 open role
- University of North Georgia1 open role
Colleges in Lumpkin County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Georgia | Dahlonega | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County
- Dahlonega4 jobs
Other Georgia counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.