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Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnson City fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Johnson City peaked in April 2020 at 13.6% and is now 10.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in December 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Johnson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Tennessee 3.5% +0.2 0.0
Johnson City 3.6% 0.0 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Johnson City, Tennessee, National

Johnson City, Tennessee monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Johnson City peaked in April 2020 at 11,944. There are now 8,547 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,950 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 447. Johnson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnson City, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Johnson City 3,397 +85 +151

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate
Johnson City
Unemployment Rate
Johnson City
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.5% 3.6% 3,397
October
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.6% 3,312
September
2023
3.8% 3.2% 3.5% 3,212
August
2023
3.8% 3.1% 3.4% 3,126
July
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.4% 3,139
June
2023
3.6% 3.2% 3.4% 3,129
May
2023
3.7% 3.3% 3.4% 3,135
April
2023
3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 3,090
March
2023
3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3,155
February
2023
3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3,208
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 3.5% 3,190

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.