Tennessee: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tennessee'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
6.6%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-28.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.3 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.3 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.3 pp (-6%) |