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Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Clarksville fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Clarksville peaked in April 2020 at 16.6% and is now 12.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in January 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Clarksville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Tennessee 3.4% -0.1 +0.1
Clarksville 3.9% -0.1 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Clarksville, Tennessee, National

Clarksville, Tennessee monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Clarksville peaked in April 2020 at 18,912. There are now 14,198 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,676 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 38. Clarksville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Clarksville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Clarksville 4,714 -83 +24

Number of Unemployed Persons

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate
Clarksville
Unemployment Rate
Clarksville
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 3.4% 3.9% 4,714
February
2023
3.6% 3.5% 4.0% 4,797
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 4.0% 4,745
December
2022
3.5% 3.5% 4.0% 4,761
November
2022
3.6% 3.5% 4.0% 4,765
October
2022
3.7% 3.5% 4.0% 4,770
September
2022
3.5% 3.4% 4.0% 4,774
August
2022
3.7% 3.3% 4.0% 4,777
July
2022
3.5% 3.3% 4.0% 4,774
June
2022
3.6% 3.2% 4.0% 4,757
May
2022
3.6% 3.2% 4.0% 4,736

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.