Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Jackson peaked in September 2009 at 11.5% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jackson 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
Jackson	3.2%	-0.1	-0.6

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: 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 5,143 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	2,084	-95	-372

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.2%	2,084
January 2019	4.0%	3.3%	3.3%	2,179
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.5%	2,271
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.8%	2,476
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.1%	2,692
September 2018	3.7%	3.4%	4.1%	2,635
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.9%	2,528
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.9%	2,556
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.8%	2,499
May 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.6%	2,355
April 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.7%	2,380