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Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morristown rose 0.1 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Morristown peaked in April 2020 at 16.3% and is now 12.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Morristown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Tennessee 3.3% 0.0 +0.1
Morristown 3.5% +0.1 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Morristown, Tennessee, National

Morristown, Tennessee monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Morristown peaked in April 2020 at 8,601. There are now 6,754 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,831 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 16.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Morristown 1,847 +16 -114

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Tennessee
Unemployment Rate
Morristown
Unemployment Rate
Morristown
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 3.3% 3.5% 1,847
April
2023
3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 1,831
March
2023
3.5% 3.4% 3.6% 1,889
February
2023
3.6% 3.5% 3.6% 1,939
January
2023
3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 1,921
December
2022
3.5% 3.5% 3.6% 1,924
November
2022
3.6% 3.5% 3.6% 1,925
October
2022
3.7% 3.5% 3.7% 1,935
September
2022
3.5% 3.4% 3.7% 1,961
August
2022
3.7% 3.3% 3.7% 1,986
July
2022
3.5% 3.3% 3.8% 1,996

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.