Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
Tennessee | 3.5% | +0.2 | 0.0 |
Kingsport | 3.6% | +0.1 | 0.0 |
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 18,559. There are now 13,600 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,262 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 697. Kingsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kingsport, Tennessee) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Kingsport | 4,959 | +135 | +131 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kingsport, Tennessee Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Tennessee Unemployment Rate |
Kingsport Unemployment Rate |
Kingsport Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
November 2023 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4,959 |
October 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 4,824 |
September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4,664 |
August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4,538 |
July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4,542 |
June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 4,573 |
May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4,596 |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 4,562 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 4,651 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4,744 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4,759 |
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. ↩