Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chattanooga rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Chattanooga peaked in May 2009 at 9.8% and is now 6.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Chattanooga unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Tennessee	3.7%	+0.1	+0.4
Chattanooga	3.7%	+0.2	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Chattanooga, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Chattanooga peaked in June 2009 at 25,460. There are now 15,257 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,144 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,059. Chattanooga employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Chattanooga	10,203	+515	+535

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Chattanooga Unemployment Rate	Chattanooga Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	10,203
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	3.5%	9,688
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.6%	9,845
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.7%	10,201
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.6%	9,896
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.3%	9,144
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.4%	9,259
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.5%	9,590
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.6%	9,815
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	9,632
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	9,617