Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Morristown fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Morristown peaked in June 2009 at 13.3% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Morristown 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
Morristown	3.2%	-0.2	-0.4

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: 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 5,545 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Morristown	1,691	-98	-190

Number of Unemployed Persons

Morristown, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployment Rate	Morristown Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.2%	1,691
January 2019	4.0%	3.3%	3.4%	1,789
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	1,877
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.9%	2,063
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.2%	2,187
September 2018	3.7%	3.4%	4.1%	2,143
August 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.0%	2,082
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.0%	2,087
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	4.0%	2,057
May 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.6%	1,869
April 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.5%	1,805