Jackson, TN jobs, layoffs and employers

36 open professional jobs in Jackson. Jackson is in Madison County.

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Employers hiring most in Jackson

  1. Simon & Schuster4 open roles
  2. Kellanova3 open roles
  3. Prysmian S.p.A.3 open roles
  4. Charter Communications2 open roles
  5. Dayton Freight Lines2 open roles
  6. Ingram Content Group2 open roles
  7. Novolex2 open roles
  8. Owens Corning2 open roles
  9. RSMC Services2 open roles
  10. -1 open role

Jackson layoffs

No layoff notices naming Jackson 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.

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Colleges in Jackson

Colleges in Jackson
CollegeTypeStudents
Union UniversityPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
Lane CollegePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

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Madison 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 up 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.8%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+411 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−734 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jackson. 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).

  • American Job Center of Tennessee - Jackson

    Jackson · Comprehensive · 731-668-2040

    8:00am-4:30pm, Monday-Friday

Madison County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 45,324

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 98,845

    people in Madison County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,189

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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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