Oconee County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Oconee County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
22,776
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,788
people in Oconee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$115,925
median household income
Source: Census ACS
53%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Oconee County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Oconee 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 Oconee 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.
- Morgan County Georgia Hospital Authority2 open roles
- Pruitthealth Home Health2 open roles
- Confidential1 open role
- Cox Media Group1 open role
- Rollins College1 open role
- United Community Banks1 open role
- Yancey Rents1 open role
Colleges in Oconee County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Athens | Watkinsville | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oconee County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Northeast Georgia Workforce Development Board
Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton
Cities in Oconee County
- Watkinsville5 jobs
- Bogart4 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.