Walker County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Walker County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Walker County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
33,053
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
68,449
people in Walker County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,887
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Walker County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Walker 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 Walker 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.

HHM Talent4 open roles
Covenant College1 open role
CRH Public1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Rossville5 jobs
Lookout Mountain1 jobs

Other Georgia counties

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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.