Claiborne County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Claiborne County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
12,771
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,221
people in Claiborne County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,587
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Claiborne County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Claiborne County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Claiborne 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.
- Lincoln Memorial University2 open roles
Colleges in Claiborne County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Claiborne 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 - Tazewell
Tazewell · Affiliate
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Cities in Claiborne County
Other Tennessee counties
Laid off or looking for work in Claiborne County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
See your options after a layoffSources: 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.