Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morristown fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.5%. 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 13.5% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Morristown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Tennessee	7.9%	-0.1	-1.5
Morristown	9.5%	-0.2	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 2,825 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Morristown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Morristown, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morristown	5,890	-208	-851

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.8%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.9%	9.5%	5,890
February 2012	8.3%	8.0%	9.7%	6,098
January 2012	8.3%	8.2%	10.1%	6,458
December 2011	8.5%	8.5%	10.7%	6,907
November 2011	8.7%	8.7%	11.2%	7,229
October 2011	8.9%	8.9%	11.6%	7,490
September 2011	9.0%	9.1%	11.9%	7,699
August 2011	9.1%	9.2%	11.8%	7,615
July 2011	9.1%	9.4%	11.8%	7,659
June 2011	9.1%	9.4%	11.8%	7,670
May 2011	9.0%	9.4%	11.4%	7,377
April 2011	9.0%	9.4%	11.0%	7,047