Cumberland County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCumberland County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
24,032
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
62,529
people in Cumberland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,475
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cumberland 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 5.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 8.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: arts & recreation (+353 jobs), health care (+300 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Cumberland County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- INOAC Closure: Chamber Steps In To Help More Than 200 WorkersUpper Cumberland Business Journal · Oct 8, 2026
Learn and get funded in Cumberland 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.
Cumberland County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Cumberland County 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.
Employers hiring most in Cumberland 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.
- Pilot Company2 open roles
- Covenant Health (Tennessee)1 open role
- Dana1 open role
- DANA1 open role
- Gentiva1 open role
- Hibu1 open role
- Whisper Aero1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cumberland 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).
- Upper Cumberland Local Workforce Development Board , Inc.
Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White
American Job Center of Tennessee - Crossville
Crossville · Comprehensive · 931-484-7456
8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Cities in Cumberland 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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