Unicoi County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Unicoi County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Unicoi County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
7,640
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,779
people in Unicoi County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,381
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Unicoi County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
110
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Unicoi County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 14, 2026	Tsubaki NakashimaTakes effect Jul 31, 2026	Unicoi County	110	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Unicoi 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.

BWX Technologies11 open roles
BWXT Ordnance Tennessee1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northeast Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington

American Job Center of Tennessee - Erwin
Erwin · Affiliate · 423-735-5773
Mon - Fri 8am-4:30pm

Cities in Unicoi County

Erwin12 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Unicoi 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.