Hamilton County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hamilton County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 5 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 199 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Hamilton County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
200,733
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
370,913
people in Hamilton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,568
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Hamilton County ranks

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

November 2026

#19Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southeast66 / 100 · of 77

Hamilton 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 8.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,854 jobs), hotels & food (+1,265 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,589 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Hamilton 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.

Hamilton County layoffs

5
Layoff notices, last 12 months
852
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
5
employers

Layoff notices filed in Hamilton County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 16, 2026	Pilgrim's Pride CorporationTakes effect Sep 25, 2026	Hamilton County	315	—	State record
May 26, 2026	Shimmick ConstructionTakes effect May 12, 2026	Hamilton County	183	—	State record
Apr 29, 2026	Yanfeng International Automotive Technology US I LLCTakes effect Jun 29, 2026	Hamilton County	153	—	State record
Apr 16, 2026	T-Mobile USA, Inc.Takes effect Jun 8, 2026	Hamilton County	200	—	State record
Mar 5, 2026	All Heart Pediatric CardiologyTakes effect Mar 6, 2026	Hamilton County	1	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hamilton 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.

Sargent & Lundy31 open roles
University of Tennessee System9 open roles
Unum Group6 open roles
Black & Veatch5 open roles
Sinclair5 open roles
University of Chicago (UC)5 open roles
University of Tennessee5 open roles
Kunin4 open roles
Quanta Services4 open roles
BrightSpring Health Services3 open roles

Colleges in Hamilton County

Colleges in Hamilton County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Southern Adventist University	Collegedale	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Richmont Graduate University	Chattanooga	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Hamilton County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Hamilton County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

FreightWaves F3: Future of Freight Festival
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Chattanooga, TN
Ticket $895 to $3,185. Fall bundles: F3+Compliance $1,895, F3+Dinner $1,995, All-Access $2,195 (list $3,185); group packs…

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Southeast Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie

American Job Center of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga · Comprehensive · 423-894-5354
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Hamilton 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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