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Counties with highest unemployment rate in Tennessee
Unemployment rates, although significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% recorded in April 2020, remain a concern, especially as economic experts discuss the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic downturn — the Great Recession of 2008-2010 — drove rates up to 10% in October 2009. It wasn’t until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally fell to the same level it currently stands. currently.
In May this year, national unemployment was 3.6% – similar to March and April, marking a three-month flat – after a steady decline since the aforementioned COVID-affected peak. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state show a fairly wide spectrum, ranging from just 1.9% in Nebraska to 5.1% in New Mexico and 5.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another spectrum based on counties within each state.
To that end, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rates in Tennessee using BLS data. Counties are ranked by unemployment rate as of May 2022, which, to date, is the Bureau’s most recent data.
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#50. Jefferson County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 25,403 (882 unemployed)
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#49. Lewis County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 5,784 (203 unemployed)
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#48. Pickett County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total active population: 2,225 (77 unemployed)
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#47. Tipton County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.8%
– Total working population: 28,239 (1002 unemployed)
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#46. Carter County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.7%
– Total active population: 24,614 (886 unemployed)
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#45. County Claiborne
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total active population: 13,044 (465 unemployed)
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#44. Grainger County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total active population: 9,900 (358 unemployed)
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#43. Jackson County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.6%
– Total working population: 4,832 (176 unemployed)
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#42. Morgan County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.6%
– Total working population: 7,967 (290 unemployed)
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#41. Polk County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total working population: 7,169 (257 unemployed)
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#40. County of Roane
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total active population: 24,162 (859 unemployed)
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#39. Union County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total working population: 8,007 (286 unemployed)
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#38. white county
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.6%
— Change over 1 year: -0.2%
– Total active population: 11,750 (418 unemployed)
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#37. Dyer County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.8%
– Total working population: 16,067 (593 unemployed)
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#36. Fentress County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: 0.0%
– Total active population: 7,644 (280 unemployed)
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#35. Greene County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 29,004 (1,082 unemployed)
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#34. Hawkins County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.6%
– Total active population: 23,579 (883 unemployed)
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#33. Marion County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 12,478 (464 unemployed)
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#32. Montgomery County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.8%
– Total active population: 89,116 (3,286 unemployed)
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#31. McMinn County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.8%
– Total working population: 22,204 (841 unemployed)
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#30. Sequatchie County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.4%
– Total working population: 6,266 (239 unemployed)
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#29. Stewart County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.1%
– Total active population: 5,413 (204 unemployed)
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#28. Carroll County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 11,443 (450 unemployed)
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#27. DeKalb County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.6%
– Total active population: 7,990 (314 unemployed)
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#26. Hardin County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total working population: 10,119 (398 unemployed)
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#25. Obion County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.7%
– Total active population: 12,421 (485 unemployed)
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#24. Unicoi County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
— Change 1 month: +0.2%
— Change over 1 year: -0.8%
– Total working population: 7,180 (280 unemployed)
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#23. Campbell County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.0%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.7%
– Total active population: 15,237 (612 unemployed)
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#22. Meigs County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.0%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.7%
– Total active population: 5,240 (212 unemployed)
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#21. Rhea County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.0%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.8%
– Total active population: 14,105 (564 unemployed)
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#20. Benton County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.4%
– Total active population: 6,911 (281 unemployed)
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#19. Cumberland County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.4%
– Total active population: 22,746 (923 unemployed)
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#18. Houston County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.6%
– Total active population: 3,255 (132 unemployed)
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#17. Warren County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.7%
– Total working population: 16,786 (681 unemployed)
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#16. Wayne County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change 1 year: +0.7%
– Total active population: 6,388 (261 unemployed)
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#15. Van Buren County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.2%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.6%
– Total active population: 2,079 (88 unemployed)
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#14. Hancock County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.4%
— Change over 1 month: +0.5%
— Change over 1 year: -0.2%
– Total active population: 2,313 (101 unemployed)
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#13. Haywood County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.4%
— Change 1 month: +0.2%
— Change over 1 year: -1.6%
– Total active population: 7,624 (333 unemployed)
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#12. clay county
– Current unemployment rate: 4.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.2%
– Total active population: 2,833 (127 unemployed)
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#11. Hardeman County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -1.6%
– Total active population: 8,886 (401 unemployed)
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#ten. Grundy County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -1.0%
– Total active population: 5,174 (236 unemployed)
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#9. McNairy County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.6%
— Change over 1 month: +0.6%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 8,350 (382 unemployed)
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#8. Lauderdale County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.7%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -1.2%
– Total active population: 9,655 (458 unemployed)
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#seven. Cocke County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.8%
— Change 1 month: +0.1%
— Change over 1 year: -0.3%
– Total active population: 14,880 (720 unemployed)
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#6. Decatur County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.8%
— Change over 1 month: +0.6%
— Change over 1 year: -0.5%
– Total active population: 4,288 (204 unemployed)
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#5. Scott County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.8%
— Change over 1 month: +0.8%
— Change over 1 year: 0.0%
– Total active population: 8,126 (386 unemployed)
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#4. Lake County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.9%
— Change over 1 month: +0.3%
— Change over 1 year: -0.4%
– Total active population: 1,649 (81 unemployed)
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#3. Shelby County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.9%
— Change 1 month: +0.2%
— Change over 1 year: -2.0%
– Total active population: 450,571 (22,242 unemployed)
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#2. Bledsoe County
– Current unemployment rate: 5.1%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change 1 year: +0.1%
– Total active population: 4,377 (225 unemployed)
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#1. Perry County
– Current unemployment rate: 5.5%
— Change over 1 month: +0.4%
— Change over 1 year: -0.7%
– Total active population: 2,819 (156 unemployed)
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