Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Clarksville fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.7%. 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 June 2009 at 10.5% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Clarksville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Tennessee	3.2%	-0.1	-0.4
Clarksville	3.7%	-0.2	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 6,810 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Clarksville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Clarksville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Clarksville	4,307	-204	-225

Number of Unemployed Persons

Clarksville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployment Rate	Clarksville Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.7%	4,307
January 2019	4.0%	3.3%	3.9%	4,511
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.0%	4,522
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	4.2%	4,844
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.6%	5,184
September 2018	3.7%	3.4%	4.5%	5,065
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.5%	5,058
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.6%	5,195
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	4.5%	5,055
May 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.9%	4,465
April 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.0%	4,522