Rutherford County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rutherford County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 107 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rutherford County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
213,325
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
351,591
people in Rutherford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,588
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rutherford County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
423
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Rutherford County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 15, 2026	Pave It Forward LogisticsTakes effect Mar 31, 2026	Rutherford County	100	—	State record
Jan 30, 2026	DLH SolutionsTakes effect Mar 31, 2026	Rutherford County	209	—	State record
Oct 30, 2025	Dexter Stamping Company, LLCTakes effect Oct 28, 2025	Rutherford County	114	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Rutherford 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.

GPAC7 open roles
JPW Industries6 open roles
Prior Company6 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
Granite Telecommunications4 open roles
Oshkosh4 open roles
Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
Abacus Staffing3 open roles
Acadia Healthcare Company3 open roles
Asurion3 open roles

Colleges in Rutherford County

Colleges in Rutherford County
College	City	Type	Students
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Middle Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson

American Job Center of Tennessee - Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro · Comprehensive · 615-898-8081
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Cities in Rutherford County

Murfreesboro61 jobs
Smyrna27 jobs
La Vergne19 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Rutherford County?

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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.