Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morristown fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Morristown peaked in June 2009 at 13.5% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 10.6% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Morristown 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
Morristown	10.7%	-0.5	-0.6

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: Morristown, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Morristown peaked in July 2009 at 8,715. There are now 1,808 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,741 in March 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 166. Morristown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morristown, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morristown	6,907	-322	-355

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.7%	10.7%	6,907
November 2011	8.7%	9.1%	11.2%	7,229
October 2011	8.9%	9.5%	11.6%	7,490
September 2011	9.0%	9.8%	11.9%	7,699
August 2011	9.1%	9.7%	11.8%	7,615
July 2011	9.1%	9.8%	11.8%	7,659
June 2011	9.1%	9.8%	11.8%	7,670
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	11.4%	7,377
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	11.0%	7,047
March 2011	8.9%	9.5%	10.6%	6,741
February 2011	9.0%	9.5%	10.9%	6,934
January 2011	9.1%	9.4%	11.1%	7,089