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Hamilton County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hamilton County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 5 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 142 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hamilton County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.4% the month before

  • 199,618

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 370,913

    people in Hamilton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $72,568

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 43%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hamilton County layoffs

  • 5

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 852

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 5

    employers

WARN notices filed in Hamilton County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Pilgrim's Pride CorporationTakes effect Sep 25, 2026Hamilton County315—State record
Shimmick ConstructionTakes effect May 12, 2026Hamilton County183—State record
Yanfeng International Automotive Technology US I LLCTakes effect Jun 29, 2026Hamilton County153—State record
T-Mobile USA, Inc.Takes effect Jun 8, 2026Hamilton County200—State record
All Heart Pediatric CardiologyTakes effect Mar 6, 2026Hamilton County1—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hamilton 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.

  1. Unum Group15 open roles
  2. Quanta Services6 open roles
  3. Black & Veatch5 open roles
  4. University of Chicago (UC)5 open roles
  5. Hamilton County Schools4 open roles
  6. University of Tennessee System4 open roles
  7. Acadia Healthcare Company3 open roles
  8. Commonspirit Health3 open roles
  9. University of Tennessee3 open roles
  10. Valerie Health3 open roles

Colleges in Hamilton County

Colleges in Hamilton County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanoogaPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedalePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Richmont Graduate UniversityChattanoogaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Hamilton County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Hamilton County. 1 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • American Job Center of Tennessee - Chattanooga

    Chattanooga · Comprehensive · 423-894-5354

    Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Hamilton County

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Hamilton 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.