Loudon County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLoudon County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
28,033
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
56,996
people in Loudon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,296
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Loudon 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 15.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+417 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Loudon County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Street Paving and Road Milling Projects Underway in Oak RidgeKnoxville Daily Sun · Oct 14, 2026
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Loudon County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Loudon 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Loudon 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).
- East Tennessee Workforce Development Board
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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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