Wilson County, TN jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wilson County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 49 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Wilson County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
90,665
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
153,587
people in Wilson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$94,048
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wilson County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
152
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Wilson County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 17, 2026	Smurfit WestrockTakes effect Aug 14, 2026	Wilson County	52	—	State record
Jan 26, 2026	Smoky Mountain Logistics, LLCTakes effect Mar 24, 2026	Wilson County	100	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Wilson 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.

Chewy5 open roles
GPAC4 open roles
Legrand North America4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Monster Energy Company3 open roles
ABB2 open roles
Bridgetown Natural Foods2 open roles
CRH Public2 open roles
O'Reilly Auto Parts2 open roles
Schneider Electric2 open roles

Colleges in Wilson County

Colleges in Wilson County
College	City	Type	Students
Cumberland University	Lebanon	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wilson 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 - Lebanon
Lebanon · Affiliate · 615-444-9355
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday-Friday

Cities in Wilson County

Lebanon32 jobs
Mount Juliet17 jobs

Other Tennessee counties

All of Tennessee

Laid off or looking for work in Wilson 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.