Blount County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBlount County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
70,218
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
137,747
people in Blount County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,607
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Blount County ranks
Where Blount County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #18Fastest-growing job markets in the Southeast+10.1% · of 100
Blount County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 10.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+3,432 jobs), health care (+891 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−594 jobs), admin & staffing (−410 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Blount County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Street Paving and Road Milling Projects Underway in Oak RidgeKnoxville Daily Sun · Oct 14, 2026
Learn and get funded in Blount County
- 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.
Blount County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
85
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blount Memorial HospitalTakes effect May 1, 2026 | Blount County | 85 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Blount 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.
- Arconic11 open roles
- Amazon9 open roles
- Charter Communications3 open roles
- Emcor2 open roles
- Aeroturbineinc1 open role
- Beneficial Talent Source1 open role
- Bradford at Warrior1 open role
- Bradfordhealth1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Denso1 open role
Colleges in Blount County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College | Maryville | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Blount County. 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).
- East Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
American Job Center of Tennessee - Maryville
Maryville · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Cities in Blount County
Other Tennessee counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Tennessee’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Tennessee unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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