Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnson City fell 1.7 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Johnson City peaked in April 2020 at 13.8% and is now 8.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Johnson City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Tennessee | 5.3% | -2.0 | +2.0 |
| Johnson City | 5.5% | -1.7 | +1.9 |
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 April 2020 at 12,205. There are now 6,995 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,187 in September 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 23. Johnson City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnson City, Tennessee) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City | 5,210 | -1,380 | +1,849 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Johnson City, Tennessee Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Tennessee Unemployment Rate |
Johnson City Unemployment Rate |
Johnson City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5,210 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 6,590 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5,187 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.6% | 7.7% | 7,052 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.7% | 8.5% | 7,229 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 9.6% | 8.4% | 7,328 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 11.0% | 9.4% | 8,352 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 15.5% | 13.8% | 12,205 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3,417 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3,453 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3,390 |
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. ↩
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