Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kingsport fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Kingsport peaked in June 2009 at 9.7% and is now 2.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kingsport 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
Kingsport	7.7%	-0.3	-0.8

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: Kingsport, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kingsport, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kingsport peaked in July 2009 at 14,421. There are now 2,872 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kingsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kingsport, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kingsport	11,549	-454	-913

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kingsport, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Kingsport Unemployment Rate	Kingsport Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.7%	7.7%	11,549
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	8.0%	12,003
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	8.3%	12,493
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.5%	12,767
August 2011	9.1%	9.7%	8.3%	12,437
July 2011	9.1%	9.8%	8.1%	12,205
June 2011	9.1%	9.8%	8.2%	12,423
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	8.2%	12,286
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	8.2%	12,215
March 2011	8.9%	9.5%	8.2%	12,079
February 2011	9.0%	9.5%	8.4%	12,314
January 2011	9.1%	9.4%	8.4%	12,405