Covington, TN jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Auto Sales Manager - High-Energy Leadership & GrowthGolden Circle Ford Parsons
- RN Facility AdministratorDavita
- Process EngineerL&T Technology Services
- Auditor, In-LineWorkwear Outfitters
Employers hiring most in Covington
- Davita1 open role
- Golden Circle Ford Parsons1 open role
- L&T Technology Services1 open role
- Workwear Outfitters1 open role
Covington layoffs
No layoff notices naming Covington in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Tipton County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 4.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Covington. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Layoffs surge 341% in majority-Black county amid rising national Black unemploymentBlack Information Network on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
- Unemployment for black Americans rises as Shelby County layoffs surgeFOX13 Memphis · Oct 29, 2026
- NLRB Memphis Subregional Office Closure Shifts Labor Cases to Other OfficesUSA Herald · Oct 28, 2026
- SpaceX's AI push: Elon Musk-led company offers 20% pay rise if employees relocate to Memphis or Southaven. Details hereBusiness Today on MSN · Oct 21, 2026
- Memphis craft brewer Crosstown Brewing closingWREG.com · Oct 15, 2026
- A Memphis native’s self-taught AI course led to helping job seekers navigate the job search with MatchMentumEBONY on MSN · Oct 12, 2026
Learn and get funded in Covington
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Covington. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Tennessee? How to file for unemployment in Tennessee (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Greater Memphis Workforce Development Board
Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton
American Job Center of Tennessee - Covington
Covington · Affiliate
Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Tipton County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
28,361
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
61,339
people in Tipton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,736
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Tennessee’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Tennessee unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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