Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chattanooga fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Chattanooga peaked in June 2009 at 9.7% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chattanooga unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Tennessee	8.7%	-0.4	-0.7
Chattanooga	7.8%	-0.4	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Chattanooga, Tennessee, National

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 4,513 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chattanooga employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Chattanooga	20,463	-1,175	-1,678

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Chattanooga Unemployment Rate	Chattanooga Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.7%	7.8%	20,463
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	8.2%	21,638
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	8.6%	22,834
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.8%	23,450
August 2011	9.1%	9.7%	8.7%	23,256
July 2011	9.1%	9.8%	8.6%	23,061
June 2011	9.1%	9.8%	8.6%	22,855
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	8.4%	22,214
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.3%	21,808
March 2011	8.9%	9.5%	8.3%	21,700
February 2011	9.0%	9.5%	8.5%	22,216
January 2011	9.1%	9.4%	8.6%	22,313