Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Clarksville fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Clarksville peaked in June 2009 at 10.5% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Clarksville 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
Clarksville	4.5%	0.0	+0.4

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: Clarksville, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Clarksville peaked in February 2010 at 11,117. There are now 5,939 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,445 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 733. Clarksville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Clarksville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Clarksville	5,178	+113	+545

Number of Unemployed Persons

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.5%	5,178
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.5%	5,065
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.5%	5,058
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.6%	5,195
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	4.5%	5,055
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.9%	4,465
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	4.0%	4,522
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	4.1%	4,612
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	4.0%	4,532
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	4.0%	4,445
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	4.1%	4,549