Muscogee County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Muscogee County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 115 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Muscogee County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
83,356
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
204,383
people in Muscogee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,622
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Muscogee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Muscogee 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 Muscogee 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.

Synovus18 open roles
RPM International8 open roles
ScionHealth6 open roles
iHeartMedia3 open roles
Marsh McLennan3 open roles
Terracon Consultants3 open roles
Advantage Solutions2 open roles
Aflac2 open roles
Diverse Lynx2 open roles
DSJ Global2 open roles

Colleges in Muscogee County

Colleges in Muscogee County
College	City	Type	Students
Columbus State University	Columbus	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lower Chattahoochee Workforce Development Board
Chattahoochee, Clay, Harris, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Talbot

Columbus Career Center, Georgia Department of Labor
Columbus · Comprehensive · 706-649-7423
8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday

Cities in Muscogee County

Columbus115 jobs

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Muscogee 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.