Polk County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Polk County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Polk County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
20,134
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,365
people in Polk County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,308
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Polk County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Polk 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 Polk 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.

Axillon Aerospace2 open roles
Charter Communications1 open role
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd./ADR1 open role
Temple Health1 open role
Verto People1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield

Cities in Polk County

Rockmart5 jobs

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Polk 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.