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Stephens County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Stephens County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Stephens County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 10,606

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 26,842

    people in Stephens County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $52,264

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Stephens County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Stephens 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 Stephens 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.

  1. Pruitthealth Home Health1 open role
  2. The Overlook Senior Living1 open role

Colleges in Stephens County

Colleges in Stephens County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa FallsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Toccoa Career Center, Georgia Department of Labor

    Toccoa · Affiliate

    8:00am - 4:30pm; Monday - Friday

Cities in Stephens County

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Stephens 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.