Giles County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Giles County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Giles County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
12,708
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,442
people in Giles County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,476
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Giles County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 7.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−313 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

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

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Giles County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Giles 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.

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Employers hiring most in Giles 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.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center2 open roles
University of Tennessee System2 open roles

Colleges in Giles County

Colleges in Giles County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Tennessee Southern	Pulaski	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Giles 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 - Giles County
Pulaski · Affiliate · 931-363-9550
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Cities in Giles County

Pulaski4 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

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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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