Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Clarksville rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Clarksville peaked in April 2020 at 16.9% and is now 12.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Clarksville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Tennessee | 3.5% | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Clarksville | 4.1% | +0.1 | -0.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Clarksville, Tennessee, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Clarksville peaked in April 2020 at 19,235. There are now 14,421 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,585 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 229. Clarksville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Clarksville, Tennessee) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Clarksville | 4,814 | +35 | -210 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Tennessee Unemployment Rate |
Clarksville Unemployment Rate |
Clarksville Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4,814 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 4,779 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4,739 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4,816 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4,804 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4,783 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4,688 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4,608 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4,585 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4,728 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4,899 |
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. ↩