Washington County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
7,876
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,893
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,009
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Washington County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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.
- Randstad1 open role
- SG Contracting1 open role
- Trojan Battery Company1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Washington County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- WorkSource East Central Georgia
Columbia, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes
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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.