Knoxville, TN jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Knoxville
- Logistics CoordinatorSaddle Creek
- Communications & Marketing Coordinator - Nutrition and Public Health Sciences - UTKUniversity of Tennessee - Knoxville
- PROGRAMMER ANALYST STAFFCovenant Health (Tennessee)
- Payroll SpecialistCBIZ Talent Solutions
- Administrative AssistantInceed
- Marketing CoordinatorVertisystem
- Client Service AssociateJackson Hewitt
- Creative Marketing Assistant & Content DesignerHES
- Assistant ControllerWaste Connections
- Region Assistant ControllerWaste Connections
Employers hiring most in Knoxville
- University of Tennessee System76 open roles
- University of Tennessee64 open roles
- Covenant Health (Tennessee)21 open roles
- Pilot Company17 open roles
- University of Tennessee16 open roles
- Covenant Health (Tennessee)8 open roles
- Aston Carter6 open roles
- Eagle Foundation6 open roles
- GPAC6 open roles
- Cintas5 open roles
Knoxville layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Knoxville in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Knoxville
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Johnson University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Knoxville
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Knoxville. 1 with dates announced.
- MARCON Maintenance and Reliability Conference
Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027 · Knoxville, TN
Paid ticket. Presentations March 3-4. Attendee fees not found; exhibitor packages $2,500-3,000 (not attendee).
Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 28, 2026
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Knoxville. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- East Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union
American Job Center of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville · Comprehensive · 865-594-5500
Job Service, Mon - Fri 8am - 4:30pm: Resource Center, Mon-Fri 8am - 4:30pm
Knox County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.1% the month before
260,231
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
487,401
people in Knox County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,662
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Tennessee’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.