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Morgan County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Morgan County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Morgan County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 8,220

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 21,193

    people in Morgan County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $57,408

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Morgan County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Morgan 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 Morgan County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • American Job Center of Tennessee - Wartburg

    Wartburg · Affiliate · 423-346-3060

    Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

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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.