Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chattanooga fell 4.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Chattanooga peaked in April 2020 at 13.7% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chattanooga unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Tennessee	11.0%	-4.5	+7.5
Chattanooga	9.7%	-4.0	+6.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 37,519. There are now 10,654 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chattanooga employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Chattanooga	26,865	-10,654	+17,590

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chattanooga, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Chattanooga Unemployment Rate	Chattanooga Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	9.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	11.0%	9.7%	26,865
April 2020	14.7%	15.5%	13.7%	37,519
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.3%	9,348
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	3.3%	9,293
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.3%	9,144
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.3%	9,158
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.2%	9,053
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.2%	8,965
September 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.2%	8,916
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.2%	8,920