Whitfield County, GA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Whitfield County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 33 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Whitfield County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
46,888
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
103,118
people in Whitfield County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,262
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Whitfield County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Whitfield 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 Whitfield 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.

Mohawk Industries4 open roles
Shaw Industries4 open roles
Cross-Plains-Community-Partner2 open roles
Qualideck®2 open roles
Shaw Industries Group2 open roles
Staff Financial Group2 open roles
UnitedHealth Group2 open roles
Visit our2 open roles
Care Access1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role

Colleges in Whitfield County

Colleges in Whitfield County
College	City	Type	Students
Dalton State College	Dalton	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Dalton33 jobs

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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.