Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Clarksville fell 5.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Clarksville peaked in April 2020 at 16.6% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Clarksville 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
Clarksville	11.0%	-5.6	+6.7

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: Clarksville, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Clarksville peaked in April 2020 at 18,997. There are now 6,027 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Clarksville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Clarksville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Clarksville	12,970	-6,027	+7,978

Number of Unemployed Persons

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	9.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	11.0%	11.0%	12,970
April 2020	14.7%	15.5%	16.6%	18,997
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	4.3%	5,058
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	4.2%	5,016
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	4.2%	4,992
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	4.2%	4,961
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	4.2%	4,977
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	4.2%	4,988
September 2019	3.5%	3.3%	4.2%	4,998
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.2%	5,007