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Houston County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Houston County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Houston County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 3,715

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 8,293

    people in Houston County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $54,475

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Houston 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 15.2% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.5 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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Houston County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Houston 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Houston 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 - Erin

    Erin · Affiliate · 931-289-4127

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

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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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