Union County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Union County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Union County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
10,079
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,598
people in Union County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,697
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Union County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Union 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 Union 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.

Bank OZK1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Scotts Miracle-Gro1 open role
Truckee Tahoe Lumber1 open role
Union General Hospital1 open role
United Community Banks1 open role
Walgreens1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Union County

United Community Banks1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Union 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 Union County

Blairsville7 jobs

Other Georgia counties

All of Georgia

Laid off or looking for work in Union 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.