Monroe County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Monroe County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Monroe County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
19,265
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
47,054
people in Monroe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,648
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Monroe 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 8.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 7.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,108 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Street Paving and Road Milling Projects Underway in Oak RidgeKnoxville Daily Sun · Oct 14, 2026

Learn and get funded in Monroe County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Monroe County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
325
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Monroe County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 13, 2026	CarlexTakes effect Sep 7, 2026	Monroe County	325	—	State record

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Employers hiring most in Monroe 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.

Brunswick2 open roles
Genera2 open roles
JTEKT North America2 open roles
MasterCraft Boat Holdings2 open roles
Commercial Vehicle Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Monroe 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
Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union

Cities in Monroe County

Vonore9 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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