Weakley County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Weakley County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
13,860
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,959
people in Weakley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,502
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Weakley County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Weakley 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 Weakley 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.
- Fragile, Inc. dba Whim1 open role
- gpac1 open role
- University of Tennessee1 open role
- University of Tennessee System1 open role
Colleges in Weakley County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Weakley County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Northwest Tennessee Workforce Development Board
Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley
American Job Center of Tennessee - Dresden
Dresden · Affiliate · 731-364-0100
Monday - Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm
Cities in Weakley County
Other Tennessee counties
Laid off or looking for work in Weakley County?
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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.