Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Clarksville fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Clarksville peaked in May 2009 at 10.4% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Clarksville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Tennessee	3.5%	0.0	0.0
Clarksville	4.2%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Clarksville, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Clarksville peaked in March 2010 at 11,033. There are now 6,043 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,472 in February 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 518. Clarksville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Clarksville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Clarksville	4,990	+36	+152

Number of Unemployed Persons

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.2%	4,990
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.2%	4,954
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.0%	4,739
May 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.9%	4,593
April 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.9%	4,525
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.9%	4,497
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.9%	4,472
January 2019	4.0%	3.3%	4.0%	4,576
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.0%	4,645
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	4.0%	4,640
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.0%	4,665