Fayette County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meFayette County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
20,909
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,653
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,764
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Fayette 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 3.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: wholesale (+346 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−394 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Fayette County. 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 Fayette 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.
Fayette County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
75
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County Public SchoolsTakes effect Jun 30, 2026 | Fayette County | 75 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Fayette 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.
- Ring Container Technologies2 open roles
- Robert Half2 open roles
- Labconnect,-LL1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fayette 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).
- Greater Memphis Workforce Development Board
Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton
American Job Center of Tennessee - Oakland
Oakland · Affiliate · 901-466-7656
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Cities in Fayette 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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