Rhea County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Rhea County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
14,805
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,299
people in Rhea County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,133
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Rhea County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Rhea 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 Rhea 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.
- La-Z-Boy2 open roles
- Baltimore Aircoil Company1 open role
- Nokian Tyres1 open role
Colleges in Rhea County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan College-Dayton | Dayton | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Omega Graduate School | Dayton | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rhea County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southeast Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie
American Job Center of Tennessee - Dayton
Dayton · Affiliate · 423-570-1107
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Cities in Rhea County
- Dayton4 jobs
Other Tennessee counties
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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.