Chester County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chester County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chester County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
7,193
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,452
people in Chester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,543
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chester County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
100
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Chester County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Nov 7, 2025	Creative Dining Services, Inc.Takes effect Dec 13, 2025	Chester County	100	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chester 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.

Davron1 open role
SSW Advanced Technologies1 open role

Colleges in Chester County

Colleges in Chester County
College	City	Type	Students
Freed-Hardeman University	Henderson	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southwest Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McNairy

American Job Center of Tennessee - Henderson
Henderson · Affiliate · 731-989-5160
Tuesday & Thursday, 7:30AM-4:00PM

Cities in Chester County

Henderson1 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Chester County?

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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.