McMinn County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McMinn County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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McMinn County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
20,684
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
54,135
people in McMinn County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,674
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McMinn 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 2.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 7.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+383 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−410 jobs)

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McMinn County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
210
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in McMinn County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 21, 2026	AdientTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	McMinn County	210	—	State record

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Employers hiring most in McMinn 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.

Dairy Farmers of America1 open role
Denso1 open role
QualSpec1 open role
WSP1 open role

Colleges in McMinn County

Colleges in McMinn County
College	City	Type	Students
Tennessee Wesleyan University	Athens	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving McMinn 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 - Athens
Athens · Comprehensive · 423-745-2028
Monday-Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in McMinn County

Athens5 jobs

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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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