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Dickson County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dickson County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Dickson County economy

  • 2.7%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.0% the month before

  • 29,653

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 55,197

    people in Dickson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $73,223

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Dickson County ranks

Where Dickson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

Dickson 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 7.7% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+575 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Dickson County. Each link goes to the publisher.

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Dickson County layoffs

  • 1

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 69

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

Layoff notices filed in Dickson County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Dura-ShilohTakes effect Jul 18, 2026Dickson County69—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dickson 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.

  1. Mohawk Industries2 open roles
  2. Love's Travel Stops1 open role
  3. Owens Corning1 open role
  4. Pilot Company1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • American Job Center of Tennessee - Dickson

    Dickson · Affiliate · 615-446-0229

    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday

Cities in Dickson County

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Sources: 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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