Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in September 2009 at 11.5% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson	4.1%	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: Jackson, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in September 2009 at 7,227. There are now 4,534 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,307 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 386.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	2,693	+58	+303

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.1%	2,693
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.1%	2,635
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.9%	2,528
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.9%	2,556
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.8%	2,499
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.6%	2,355
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.7%	2,380
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.7%	2,410
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.8%	2,456
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	2,307
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	2,328