Cheatham County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cheatham County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Cheatham County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
22,765
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
41,500
people in Cheatham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,015
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cheatham County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cheatham County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Middle Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Cheatham 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.