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Unemployment Rate in Tennessee, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Tennessee, ranked. The highest is Clay County at 10.0% and the lowest is Trousdale County at 0.6%.

Tennessee: 4.7% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Tennessee: 4.7%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Clay County10.0%
2Hardeman County9.8%
3Grundy County9.0%
4Jackson County7.6%
5Scott County7.5%
6Hawkins County7.3%
7Decatur County7.2%
8Shelby County7.2%
9Marion County7.1%
10Madison County7.0%
11Humphreys County6.9%
12Pickett County6.8%
13Bradley County6.6%
14Sequatchie County6.6%
15Hancock County6.3%
16Carter County6.2%
17Henderson County6.1%
18Haywood County5.9%
19Warren County5.9%
20McNairy County5.8%
21Perry County5.8%
22Rhea County5.8%
23Greene County5.7%
24DeKalb County5.6%
25Lauderdale County5.6%
26White County5.6%
27Meigs County5.5%
28Tipton County5.5%
29Sullivan County5.4%
30Benton County5.3%
31Hamblen County5.3%
32Polk County5.3%
33Cumberland County5.1%
34Montgomery County5.1%
35Morgan County5.1%
36Campbell County5.0%
37Gibson County5.0%
38Lake County4.9%
39Lawrence County4.9%
40McMinn County4.9%
41Roane County4.9%
42Fayette County4.8%
43Henry County4.8%
44Dyer County4.7%
45Fentress County4.7%
46Grainger County4.7%
47Hardin County4.7%
48Lincoln County4.7%
49Washington County4.7%
50Jefferson County4.6%
51Carroll County4.5%
52Claiborne County4.5%
53Davidson County4.5%
54Moore County4.5%
55Giles County4.4%
56Hamilton County4.4%
57Cheatham County4.3%
58Monroe County4.3%
59Unicoi County4.3%
60Bedford County4.2%
61Cocke County4.2%
62Obion County4.2%
63Chester County4.1%
64Weakley County4.0%
65Houston County3.9%
66Marshall County3.9%
67Anderson County3.7%
68Lewis County3.7%
69Putnam County3.7%
70Coffee County3.6%
71Rutherford County3.6%
72Sumner County3.6%
73Blount County3.5%
74Knox County3.5%
75Dickson County3.4%
76Macon County3.4%
77Wayne County3.4%
78Robertson County3.3%
79Sevier County3.3%
80Johnson County3.2%
81Overton County3.2%
82Wilson County3.2%
83Crockett County2.9%
84Cannon County2.8%
85Franklin County2.8%
86Loudon County2.8%
87Smith County2.7%
88Stewart County2.7%
89Union County2.6%
90Hickman County2.4%
91Maury County2.4%
92Williamson County2.4%
93Van Buren County2.3%
94Bledsoe County1.8%
95Trousdale County0.6%

Small populations produce wide margins: Clay County is 10.0% with a margin of error of ±5.2%; Trousdale County is 0.6% with a margin of error of ±0.8%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Tennessee ranks 34th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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