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Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnson City fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Johnson City peaked in April 2020 at 13.8% and is now 10.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Johnson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Tennessee 3.5% 0.0 0.0
Johnson City 3.4% -0.1 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 12,104. There are now 8,979 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,737 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 388. Johnson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnson City, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Johnson City 3,125 -50 +174

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate
Johnson City
Unemployment Rate
Johnson City
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 3.4% 3,125
December
2022
3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 3,175
November
2022
3.6% 3.5% 3.5% 3,244
October
2022
3.7% 3.5% 3.4% 3,214
September
2022
3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3,161
August
2022
3.7% 3.3% 3.4% 3,174
July
2022
3.5% 3.3% 3.3% 3,137
June
2022
3.6% 3.2% 3.2% 3,041
May
2022
3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 2,919
April
2022
3.6% 3.3% 3.0% 2,791
March
2022
3.6% 3.3% 2.9% 2,737

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.