Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kingsport fell 3.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Kingsport peaked in April 2020 at 14.1% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kingsport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Tennessee	11.3%	-4.2	+7.8
Kingsport	10.2%	-3.9	+6.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 18,779. There are now 5,094 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kingsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kingsport, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kingsport	13,685	-5,094	+8,604

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kingsport, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Kingsport Unemployment Rate	Kingsport Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	11.3%	10.2%	13,685
April 2020	14.7%	15.5%	14.1%	18,779
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.7%	5,127
February 2020	3.5%	3.4%	3.7%	5,109
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.7%	5,052
December 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.6%	4,988
November 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.6%	5,001
October 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.6%	5,017
September 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.6%	5,037
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	5,058
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	5,073