Monroe County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Monroe County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Monroe County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
19,185
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
47,054
people in Monroe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,648
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Monroe County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
325
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Monroe County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 13, 2026	CarlexTakes effect Sep 7, 2026	Monroe County	325	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Monroe 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.

Commercial Vehicle Group4 open roles
MasterCraft Boat Holdings4 open roles
Genera1 open role
Laborup1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Monroe 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

Cities in Monroe County

Vonore10 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Monroe County?

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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.