Bradley County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bradley County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bradley County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
48,667
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
109,743
people in Bradley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,789
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bradley County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
101
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Bradley County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 19, 2026	Liberty Dental PlanTakes effect Apr 6, 2026	Bradley County	1	—	State record
Jan 30, 2026	Danfoss Power SolutionsTakes effect Apr 1, 2026	Bradley County	100	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bradley 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.

Amazon2 open roles
Cleveland State Community College2 open roles
Eaton2 open roles
Mueller Water Products2 open roles
Waste Connections2 open roles
Charter Communications1 open role
Cormetech1 open role
Duracell1 open role
Forge Consulting Group1 open role
Laborup1 open role

Colleges in Bradley County

Colleges in Bradley County
College	City	Type	Students
Lee University	Cleveland	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pentecostal Theological Seminary	Cleveland	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bradley County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Southeast Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie

Cities in Bradley County

Cleveland14 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Bradley County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.