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Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chattanooga fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2013 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Chattanooga peaked in June 2009 at 9.8% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.3% in November 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Chattanooga unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
Tennessee 7.8% 0.0 -0.2
Chattanooga 7.4% 0.0 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 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 25,033. There are now 5,636 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 19,030 in December 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 367. Chattanooga employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Chattanooga 19,397 +8 -33

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Tennessee
Unemployment Rate 		Chattanooga
Unemployment Rate 		Chattanooga
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 8.0% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 7.8% 7.4% 19,397
February
2013 		7.7% 7.8% 7.4% 19,389
January
2013 		7.9% 7.7% 7.4% 19,367
December
2012 		7.8% 7.6% 7.3% 19,030
November
2012 		7.8% 7.7% 7.3% 19,116
October
2012 		7.9% 7.8% 7.4% 19,245
September
2012 		7.8% 8.0% 7.4% 19,433
August
2012 		8.1% 8.1% 7.5% 19,650
July
2012 		8.2% 8.2% 7.6% 19,812
June
2012 		8.2% 8.2% 7.6% 19,852
May
2012 		8.2% 8.1% 7.5% 19,758
April
2012 		8.1% 8.1% 7.5% 19,581

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. ↩

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