Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnson City rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Johnson City peaked in January 2010 at 10.4% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in April 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Johnson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Tennessee	3.7%	+0.1	+0.4
Johnson City	4.2%	+0.1	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Johnson City, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Johnson City peaked in January 2010 at 9,868. There are now 6,021 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,247 in April 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 600. Johnson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnson City, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnson City	3,847	+113	+418

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Johnson City Unemployment Rate	Johnson City Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.2%	3,847
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.1%	3,734
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.0%	3,617
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.0%	3,672
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	3.9%	3,507
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.6%	3,247
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.6%	3,247
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.7%	3,332
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.7%	3,364
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.7%	3,319
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.7%	3,325