Franklin County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Franklin County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Franklin County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
18,180
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,478
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,553
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Franklin 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 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.5 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Microsoft says layoffs won't affect Mount Pleasant datacenterThe Journal Times · Oct 11, 2026

Learn and get funded in Franklin 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.

Franklin County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Franklin 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Franklin 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.

LifePoint Health2 open roles
Clearwave Fiber1 open role
Heartland Veterinary Partners1 open role
Point Broadband1 open role
Rise Technical1 open role
The University of the South1 open role
The University of the South, Sewanee1 open role

Colleges in Franklin County

Colleges in Franklin County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of the South	Sewanee	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southern Middle Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Wayne

American Job Center of Tennessee - Franklin County
Winchester · Affiliate · 931-339-7822
Monday - Tuesday 8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Franklin 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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