Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 3.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 14.0% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson	10.6%	-3.4	+7.0

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: Jackson, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jackson peaked in April 2020 at 8,206. There are now 1,762 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	6,444	-1,762	+4,120

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	9.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	11.0%	10.6%	6,444
April 2020	14.7%	15.5%	14.0%	8,206
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.0%	1,952
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	3.5%	2,308
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.5%	2,274
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.5%	2,275
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.5%	2,290
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.5%	2,302
September 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.5%	2,311
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.6%	2,317
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.6%	2,322