Unemployed people in Tennessee

as of September, 2021:

146,887

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Labor Force

3,322,354

Employment

3,175,467

Employment-Population Ratio

57.6%

Labor Force Participation Rate

60.3%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Anderson 33,377 1,065 3.1 34,442
Bedford 19,628 794 3.9 20,422
Benton 6,325 278 4.2 6,603
Bledsoe 4,036 183 4.3 4,219
Blount 61,878 1,799 2.8 63,677
Bradley 50,131 1,687 3.3 51,818
Campbell 14,168 595 4.0 14,763
Cannon 6,377 201 3.1 6,578
Carroll 11,335 430 3.7 11,765
Carter 22,734 882 3.7 23,616
Cheatham 21,244 530 2.4 21,774
Chester 8,175 245 2.9 8,420
Claiborne 12,307 445 3.5 12,752
Clay 2,630 123 4.5 2,753
Cocke 13,712 588 4.1 14,300
Coffee 24,628 878 3.4 25,506
Crockett 6,631 198 2.9 6,829
Cumberland 21,422 845 3.8 22,267
Davidson 389,004 12,330 3.1 401,334
Decatur 4,041 209 4.9 4,250
DeKalb 7,261 302 4.0 7,563
Dickson 26,042 862 3.2 26,904
Dyer 14,708 614 4.0 15,322
Fayette 18,471 654 3.4 19,125
Fentress 7,133 246 3.3 7,379
Franklin 18,433 656 3.4 19,089
Gibson 20,670 784 3.7 21,454
Giles 13,615 605 4.3 14,220
Grainger 9,162 321 3.4 9,483
Greene 26,765 996 3.6 27,761
Grundy 4,757 242 4.8 4,999
Hamblen 26,683 959 3.5 27,642
Hamilton 176,381 5,940 3.3 182,321
Hancock 2,033 97 4.6 2,130
Hardeman 8,611 467 5.1 9,078
Hardin 9,750 392 3.9 10,142
Hawkins 22,212 914 4.0 23,126
Haywood 7,183 385 5.1 7,568
Henderson 11,344 416 3.5 11,760
Henry 12,864 472 3.5 13,336
Hickman 11,021 408 3.6 11,429
Houston 3,016 142 4.5 3,158
Humphreys 8,399 330 3.8 8,729
Jackson 4,575 174 3.7 4,749
Jefferson 23,439 817 3.4 24,256
Johnson 7,450 235 3.1 7,685
Knox 237,550 6,579 2.7 244,129
Lake 1,532 77 4.8 1,609
Lauderdale 9,170 498 5.2 9,668
Lawrence 18,232 833 4.4 19,065
Lewis 5,190 331 6.0 5,521
Lincoln 15,303 561 3.5 15,864
Loudon 22,889 669 2.8 23,558
Macon 10,875 377 3.4 11,252
Madison 47,042 1,820 3.7 48,862
Marion 11,900 424 3.4 12,324
Marshall 14,412 798 5.2 15,210
Maury 48,164 3,142 6.1 51,306
McMinn 21,841 820 3.6 22,661
McNairy 7,739 363 4.5 8,102
Meigs 4,936 193 3.8 5,129
Monroe 19,391 639 3.2 20,030
Montgomery 83,367 3,305 3.8 86,672
Moore 3,463 83 2.3 3,546
Morgan 7,402 287 3.7 7,689
Obion 11,408 477 4.0 11,885
Overton 9,360 278 2.9 9,638
Perry 2,771 255 8.4 3,026
Pickett 2,160 64 2.9 2,224
Polk 7,084 243 3.3 7,327
Putnam 33,827 1,095 3.1 34,922
Rhea 12,147 547 4.3 12,694
Roane 22,333 765 3.3 23,098
Robertson 36,661 1,042 2.8 37,703
Rutherford 180,231 5,338 2.9 185,569
Scott 7,663 326 4.1 7,989
Sequatchie 5,926 232 3.8 6,158
Sevier 53,332 1,428 2.6 54,760
Shelby 421,643 23,659 5.3 445,302
Smith 9,135 276 2.9 9,411
Stewart 5,226 201 3.7 5,427
Sullivan 66,147 2,339 3.4 68,486
Sumner 100,454 2,805 2.7 103,259
Tipton 26,638 1,024 3.7 27,662
Trousdale 5,303 165 3.0 5,468
Unicoi 6,650 296 4.3 6,946
Union 7,420 254 3.3 7,674
Van Buren 1,904 93 4.7 1,997
Warren 15,638 667 4.1 16,305
Washington 57,500 1,819 3.1 59,319
Wayne 6,058 228 3.6 6,286
Weakley 14,848 498 3.2 15,346
White 11,509 391 3.3 11,900
Williamson 127,388 2,970 2.3 130,358
Wilson 75,444 1,968 2.5 77,412