Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kingsport fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Kingsport peaked in February 2010 at 10.0% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Kingsport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Tennessee	3.2%	-0.1	-0.4
Kingsport	3.4%	-0.2	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kingsport, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kingsport, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kingsport peaked in June 2009 at 14,435. There are now 9,669 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kingsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kingsport, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kingsport	4,766	-206	-242

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kingsport, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Kingsport Unemployment Rate	Kingsport Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.4%	4,766
January 2019	4.0%	3.3%	3.6%	4,972
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	5,068
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.7%	5,190
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.8%	5,309
September 2018	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	5,198
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	5,101
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.7%	5,140
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.7%	5,114
May 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.4%	4,780
April 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.6%	4,957