Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in July 2009 at 11.2% and is now 1.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson	9.3%	-0.4	-0.3

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: Jackson, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in August 2009 at 6,315. There are now 1,083 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jackson employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jackson, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	5,232	-254	-146

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.7%	9.3%	5,232
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	9.7%	5,486
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	10.1%	5,745
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.4%	5,959
August 2011	9.1%	9.7%	10.4%	5,980
July 2011	9.1%	9.8%	10.4%	6,000
June 2011	9.1%	9.8%	10.3%	5,957
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	10.1%	5,812
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	9.8%	5,624
March 2011	8.9%	9.5%	9.5%	5,410
February 2011	9.0%	9.5%	9.6%	5,440
January 2011	9.1%	9.4%	9.5%	5,369