Blount County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Blount County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 50 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Blount County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
69,646
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
137,747
people in Blount County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,607
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Blount County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
85
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Blount County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 24, 2026	Blount Memorial HospitalTakes effect May 1, 2026	Blount County	85	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Blount 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.

Arconic10 open roles
Amazon7 open roles
Charter Communications4 open roles
Denso3 open roles
Cirrus Aircraft2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles
Insight Global2 open roles
TEKsystems2 open roles
Aeroturbineinc1 open role
Ascii Group1 open role

Colleges in Blount County

Colleges in Blount County
College	City	Type	Students
Maryville College	Maryville	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Blount County. 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 - Maryville
Maryville · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Cities in Blount County

Maryville21 jobs
Alcoa18 jobs
Louisville11 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Tennessee’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.