Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morristown rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Morristown peaked in June 2009 at 13.3% and is now 9.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Morristown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Tennessee	3.4%	+0.1	-1.0
Morristown	3.7%	+0.1	-1.3

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

Unemployment Rate: Morristown, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Morristown peaked in April 2009 at 7,236. There are now 5,337 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,800 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 99.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morristown	1,899	+60	-687

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	3.7%	1,899
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	1,839
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.6%	1,890
November 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.9%	2,052
October 2017	4.1%	3.3%	3.5%	1,848
September 2017	4.2%	3.3%	3.5%	1,800
August 2017	4.4%	3.4%	3.9%	2,025
July 2017	4.3%	3.5%	4.2%	2,149
June 2017	4.3%	3.6%	4.0%	2,009
May 2017	4.3%	3.8%	3.6%	1,814
April 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.5%	2,290