Johnson City, TN Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Johnson City, TN Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.0%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-10%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -1.3 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +0.5 pp (10.6%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +0.4 pp (7.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.2 pp (-3.6%) |