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Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 13.5% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in July 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Jackson unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Tennessee 3.5% +0.2 0.0
Jackson 3.4% +0.1 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jackson, Tennessee, National

Jackson, Tennessee monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 8,308. There are now 6,111 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,026 in August 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 171.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jackson 2,197 +63 +51

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployment Rate
Jackson
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.5% 3.4% 2,197
October
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.3% 2,134
September
2023
3.8% 3.2% 3.2% 2,064
August
2023
3.8% 3.1% 3.2% 2,026
July
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.2% 2,062
June
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.3% 2,090
May
2023
3.7% 3.3% 3.3% 2,144
April
2023
3.4% 3.3% 3.3% 2,130
March
2023
3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 2,180
February
2023
3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 2,192
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 3.4% 2,149

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.