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Williamson County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Williamson County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 322 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Williamson County economy

  • 2.7%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    2.8% the month before

  • 144,926

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 254,609

    people in Williamson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $131,202

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 58%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Williamson County ranks

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

November 2026

Williamson 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 up 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 9.0% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,277 jobs), hotels & food (+1,702 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−3,821 jobs), professional & technical (−2,916 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

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Williamson County layoffs

  • 4

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 404

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Williamson County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Resource LabelTakes effect Oct 3, 2026Williamson County68—State record
YesCare Corp.Takes effect Jun 22, 2026Williamson County150—State record
The Brand House Collective, Inc.Takes effect Jul 4, 2026Williamson County88—State record
Music City Delivery, LLCTakes effect Apr 2, 2026Williamson County98—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Williamson 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.

  1. LifePoint Health20 open roles
  2. Premise Health20 open roles
  3. Enablecomp15 open roles
  4. Ardent Health14 open roles
  5. Brookdale Senior Living14 open roles
  6. Surgery Partners12 open roles
  7. Delek US11 open roles
  8. Mars11 open roles
  9. Tractor Supply10 open roles
  10. Davita9 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Williamson County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Williamson County

Colleges in Williamson County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Williamson Christian CollegeFranklinPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Williamson County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Williamson County. 2 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Williamson 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 - Franklin

    Franklin · Affiliate · 615-370-6004

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

Cities in Williamson 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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