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Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chattanooga fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Chattanooga peaked in June 2009 at 9.7% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chattanooga unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.2% -0.1 -0.7
Tennessee 7.9% -0.1 -1.5
Chattanooga 7.1% -0.2 -1.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Chattanooga, Tennessee, National

Chattanooga, Tennessee monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Chattanooga peaked in June 2009 at 24,976. There are now 6,421 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chattanooga employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2012 Month/Month Year/Year
Chattanooga 18,555 -529 -3,145

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate
Chattanooga
Unemployment Rate
Chattanooga
Unemployed
April
2012
8.1% 7.8%
March
2012
8.2% 7.9% 7.1% 18,555
February
2012
8.3% 8.0% 7.3% 19,084
January
2012
8.3% 8.2% 7.5% 19,704
December
2011
8.5% 8.5% 7.8% 20,463
November
2011
8.7% 8.7% 8.2% 21,638
October
2011
8.9% 8.9% 8.6% 22,834
September
2011
9.0% 9.1% 8.8% 23,450
August
2011
9.1% 9.2% 8.7% 23,256
July
2011
9.1% 9.4% 8.6% 23,061
June
2011
9.1% 9.4% 8.6% 22,855
May
2011
9.0% 9.4% 8.4% 22,214
April
2011
9.0% 9.4% 8.3% 21,808

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.