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Fastest Job Growth Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the highest year-over-year labor force growth.

Based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics LAUS, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Fastest Job Growth Counties

  1. Calhoun County — Labor Force YoY %: 8.4%
  2. Schley County — Labor Force YoY %: 6.8%
  3. Colquitt County — Labor Force YoY %: 6.2%
  4. Bleckley County — Labor Force YoY %: 6.0%
  5. Stewart County — Labor Force YoY %: 5.3%
Fastest Job Growth varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from 8.4% in Calhoun County to -3.6% in Berrien County. The state average is 1.7%.

Calhoun County leads the 2026 ranking at 8.4%. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

RankCountyLabor Force YoY %Unemployment Rate
#1Calhoun County8.4%2.9%
#2Schley County6.8%3.0%
#3Colquitt County6.2%2.7%
#4Bleckley County6.0%3.1%
#5Stewart County5.3%5.6%
#6Randolph County5.2%3.6%
#7Wilkes County5.1%3.7%
#8Hart County4.9%3.2%
#9Clay County4.6%5.8%
#10Wilcox County4.6%3.0%
#11Gilmer County4.6%2.6%
#12Taliaferro County4.6%4.1%
#13Quitman County4.5%7.3%
#14Webster County4.4%3.8%
#15Banks County4.4%2.8%
#16Evans County4.4%2.9%
#17Habersham County4.4%2.6%
#18Union County4.3%3.2%
#19Hancock County4.1%5.1%
#20Jefferson County4.0%4.0%
#21Clinch County3.9%3.1%
#22Towns County3.7%3.0%
#23Wheeler County3.7%2.7%
#24Tattnall County3.7%3.1%
#25Macon County3.7%4.5%
#26Putnam County3.7%4.1%
#27Miller County3.6%2.8%
#28Dodge County3.6%3.1%
#29Greene County3.5%3.4%
#30Treutlen County3.5%4.4%
#31Seminole County3.3%3.9%
#32Fannin County3.3%2.6%
#33Elbert County3.2%3.0%
#34Rabun County3.2%3.0%
#35Toombs County3.1%4.4%
#36Pulaski County3.1%2.9%
#37Jackson County2.9%2.7%
#38Emanuel County2.9%3.7%
#39Jeff Davis County2.9%4.4%
#40Bacon County2.9%3.1%
#41Appling County2.8%3.9%
#42Echols County2.8%2.7%
#43Jenkins County2.8%2.8%
#44Mitchell County2.7%3.6%
#45Lamar County2.6%4.4%
#46Baldwin County2.4%3.8%
#47Taylor County2.4%3.7%
#48Warren County2.4%4.0%
#49Telfair County2.3%4.5%
#50Candler County2.3%3.0%
#51Charlton County2.2%3.1%
#52Atkinson County2.1%3.3%
#53Irwin County2.0%3.3%
#54Brantley County2.0%2.9%
#55Marion County1.9%3.0%
#56Upson County1.8%3.2%
#57Walker County1.8%3.1%
#58Troup County1.8%2.8%
#59Pierce County1.7%3.4%
#60Washington County1.7%3.6%
#61Coffee County1.7%3.5%
#62Cook County1.7%3.2%
#63Franklin County1.6%3.1%
#64White County1.5%2.6%
#65Burke County1.5%4.3%
#66Decatur County1.5%3.4%
#67Sumter County1.5%4.6%
#68Haralson County1.5%3.0%
#69Glascock County1.5%2.8%
#70Columbia County1.5%3.1%
#71McIntosh County1.5%3.4%
#72Talbot County1.4%4.1%
#73Muscogee County1.4%4.0%
#74McDuffie County1.4%4.3%
#75Early County1.3%4.2%
#76Lincoln County1.3%4.0%
#77Gordon County1.3%2.9%
#78Paulding County1.2%3.2%
#79Glynn County1.2%2.8%
#80Effingham County1.2%2.6%
#81Montgomery County1.2%4.2%
#82Laurens County1.2%3.6%
#83Camden County1.1%2.8%
#84Jasper County1.1%3.1%
#85Richmond County1.1%4.7%
#86Grady County1.1%2.7%
#87Baker County1.1%3.9%
#88Catoosa County1.1%2.9%
#89Terrell County1.1%5.2%
#90Turner County1.1%3.2%
#91Worth County1.1%3.2%
#92Cherokee County1.0%2.7%
#93Brooks County1.0%3.5%
#94Oglethorpe County1.0%2.6%
#95Crawford County0.9%3.2%
#96Dade County0.9%3.1%
#97Cobb County0.9%3.1%
#98Bartow County0.9%3.1%
#99Harris County0.9%2.8%
#100Ware County0.9%4.0%
#101Oconee County0.9%2.5%
#102Johnson County0.9%3.2%
#103Jones County0.9%3.3%
#104Wilkinson County0.8%4.0%
#105Wayne County0.8%3.5%
#106Madison County0.8%3.0%
#107Bryan County0.8%2.7%
#108Hall County0.7%2.5%
#109Clarke County0.7%3.2%
#110Lumpkin County0.7%3.2%
#111Stephens County0.7%4.2%
#112Crisp County0.7%3.3%
#113Chatham County0.7%2.9%
#114Morgan County0.6%2.8%
#115Henry County0.5%3.8%
#116Walton County0.5%3.1%
#117Tift County0.5%3.0%
#118Spalding County0.5%3.7%
#119Butts County0.5%3.3%
#120Carroll County0.5%3.2%
#121Monroe County0.4%2.9%
#122Pickens County0.4%2.5%
#123Meriwether County0.4%4.1%
#124Clayton County0.4%4.5%
#125Douglas County0.4%3.7%
#126Newton County0.4%4.2%
#127Barrow County0.4%2.7%
#128Lee County0.3%2.7%
#129Rockdale County0.3%4.1%
#130Gwinnett County0.3%3.1%
#131Dougherty County0.3%4.9%
#132Heard County0.3%3.0%
#133Polk County0.3%3.2%
#134Coweta County0.3%2.9%
#135Bibb County0.3%4.2%
#136Forsyth County0.3%2.5%
#137Fayette County0.3%3.1%
#138DeKalb County0.2%3.5%
#139Dooly County0.2%4.0%
#140Ben Hill County0.2%3.8%
#141Dawson County0.2%2.6%
#142Pike County0.2%2.8%
#143Twiggs County0.2%4.1%
#144Fulton County0.2%3.6%
#145Chattahoochee County0.2%6.1%
#146Bulloch County0.1%3.4%
#147Screven County0.1%3.4%
#148Floyd County-0.0%3.3%
#149Long County-0.0%3.4%
#150Houston County-0.1%2.7%
#151Liberty County-0.1%3.8%
#152Peach County-0.2%3.7%
#153Chattooga County-0.6%4.0%
#154Lowndes County-0.8%3.7%
#155Murray County-1.4%3.4%
#156Lanier County-1.5%3.3%
#157Thomas County-1.7%3.1%
#158Whitfield County-1.8%3.5%
#159Berrien County-3.6%2.7%

Methodology

Counties are ranked by labor force yoy % (higher is better). Data is sourced from Bureau of Labor Statistics LAUS, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Only counties with available data for this metric are included in the ranking. County names link to the full employment data page for deeper analysis.

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