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Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morristown rose 0.3 percentage points in April 2013 to 9.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Morristown peaked in June 2009 at 13.6% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.3% in January 2013, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Morristown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.5% -0.1 -0.6
Tennessee 8.0% +0.2 -0.1
Morristown 9.6% +0.3 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2013 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Morristown, Tennessee, National

Morristown, Tennessee monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Morristown peaked in May 2009 at 8,702. There are now 2,763 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,817 in March 2013, the number of unemployed has now grown by 122. Morristown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morristown, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Morristown 5,939 +122 -75

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Tennessee
Unemployment Rate 		Morristown
Unemployment Rate 		Morristown
Unemployed
May
2013 		7.6% — — —
April
2013 		7.5% 8.0% 9.6% 5,939
March
2013 		7.6% 7.8% 9.3% 5,817
February
2013 		7.7% 7.8% 9.3% 5,838
January
2013 		7.9% 7.7% 9.3% 5,877
December
2012 		7.8% 7.6% 9.4% 5,908
November
2012 		7.8% 7.7% 9.5% 5,961
October
2012 		7.9% 7.8% 9.6% 6,025
September
2012 		7.8% 8.0% 9.7% 6,092
August
2012 		8.1% 8.1% 9.8% 6,148
July
2012 		8.2% 8.2% 9.8% 6,169
June
2012 		8.2% 8.2% 9.8% 6,143
May
2012 		8.2% 8.1% 9.7% 6,078

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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