Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Nashville rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Nashville peaked in June 2009 at 10.0% and is now 7.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Nashville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Tennessee	3.7%	+0.1	+0.4
Nashville	3.0%	+0.1	+0.4

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

Unemployment Rate: Nashville, Tennessee, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Nashville, Tennessee Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Nashville peaked in June 2009 at 84,658. There are now 53,521 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 26,320 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 4,817. Nashville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Nashville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Nashville	31,137	+995	+4,788

Number of Unemployed Persons

Nashville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Nashville Unemployment Rate	Nashville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.0%	31,137
September 2018	3.7%	3.6%	2.9%	30,142
August 2018	3.9%	3.6%	2.8%	29,190
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	2.8%	29,168
June 2018	4.0%	3.5%	2.8%	28,717
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	2.5%	26,320
April 2018	3.9%	3.4%	2.6%	26,740
March 2018	4.1%	3.4%	2.7%	27,848
February 2018	4.1%	3.4%	2.7%	27,456
January 2018	4.1%	3.3%	2.6%	26,973
December 2017	4.1%	3.3%	2.6%	26,802