Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jackson rose 0.3 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.8%. 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 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in September 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	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Tennessee	3.4%	+0.1	-1.0
Jackson	3.8%	+0.3	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 4,766 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,101 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 360.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jackson	2,461	+184	-737

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jackson, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployment Rate	Jackson Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.8%	2,461
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.5%	2,277
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	2,353
November 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.9%	2,517
October 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.5%	2,284
September 2017	4.2%	3.3%	3.3%	2,101
August 2017	4.4%	3.4%	3.6%	2,317
July 2017	4.3%	3.5%	3.9%	2,502
June 2017	4.3%	3.6%	3.9%	2,444
May 2017	4.3%	3.8%	3.6%	2,300
April 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.5%	2,869