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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Nashville fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2019 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Tennessee rate. The unemployment rate in Nashville peaked in June 2009 at 9.9% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Nashville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Tennessee	3.4%	-0.1	0.0
Nashville	2.6%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October 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 83,534. There are now 55,170 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 26,844 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,520. Nashville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Nashville, Tennessee) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Nashville	28,364	-332	+223

Number of Unemployed Persons

Nashville, Tennessee Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Tennessee Unemployment Rate	Nashville Unemployment Rate	Nashville Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	2.6%	28,364
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	2.7%	28,696
July 2019	3.7%	3.5%	2.7%	28,856
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.6%	27,687
May 2019	3.6%	3.3%	2.5%	27,148
April 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.5%	26,844
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	2.5%	26,969
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	2.5%	26,878
January 2019	4.0%	3.3%	2.6%	27,562
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	2.7%	27,824
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.7%	27,816