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Shelby County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shelby County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. Employers filed 10 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 651 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shelby County economy

  • 5.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 427,030

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 922,195

    people in Shelby County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,337

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shelby County layoffs

  • 10

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1,771

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 10

    employers

WARN notices filed in Shelby County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
WellpathTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Shelby County119—State record
Regional One Extended Care HospitalTakes effect Sep 1, 2026Shelby County103—State record
JBS USA Food CompanyTakes effect Aug 14, 2026Shelby County208—State record
CACI, Inc.Takes effect Aug 1, 2026Shelby County75—State record
WK Kellogg CoTakes effect Aug 7, 2026Shelby County117—State record
IKEA MemphisTakes effect May 9, 2026Shelby County114—State record
PMC Biogenix, Inc.Takes effect Apr 26, 2026Shelby County172—State record
GXOTakes effect Apr 3, 2026Shelby County185—State record
NIKE Retail Services, Inc.Takes effect Apr 3, 2026Shelby County583—State record
Archer Daniels Midland CompanyTakes effect Jan 30, 2026Shelby County95—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Shelby 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. University of Memphis50 open roles
  2. SpaceX37 open roles
  3. Jabil29 open roles
  4. Autozone25 open roles
  5. ALSAC / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital23 open roles
  6. St Jude Childrens Research Hospital22 open roles
  7. xAI20 open roles
  8. University of Tennessee System19 open roles
  9. Turner Construction14 open roles
  10. Amazon12 open roles

Colleges in Shelby County

Colleges in Shelby County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of MemphisMemphisPublic 4-year20,000+
Christian Brothers UniversityMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Rhodes CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
The University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphisPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Le Moyne-Owen CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Memphis Theological SeminaryMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Mid-South Christian CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Southern College of OptometryMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Visible Music CollegeMemphisPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Shelby County

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

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • American Job Center of Tennessee - Memphis

    Memphis · Comprehensive · 901-707-8426

    8:00am. - 4:30 p.m. (Monday - Friday)

Cities in Shelby County

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Shelby 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.