Data: BLS LAUS Updated: May 2026 • National rate: 4.3%
Across 122 tracked locations in Tennessee, the average unemployment rate stands at 4.1% as of May 2026. This is 0.2 pp below the national average of 4.3%.
Employment has softened this month: 113 locations recorded a month-over-month increase versus 3 that decreased. Arrows indicate change from previous month.
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| Unemployment Rates for Selected Locations in Tennessee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Current May 2026 |
Prev. Month |
6 Months Ago |
1 Year Ago |
| Anderson County, TN | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Bartlett, TN | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Bedford County, TN | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Benton County, TN | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Bledsoe County, TN | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Blount County, TN | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Bradley County, TN | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Brentwood, TN | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% |
| Bristol, TN | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Campbell County, TN | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Cannon County, TN | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Carroll County, TN | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| Carter County, TN | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Chattanooga, TN | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Cheatham County, TN | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| Chester County, TN | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 3.6% |
| Claiborne County, TN | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Clarksville, TN | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Clay County, TN | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| Cleveland, TN | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Cocke County, TN | 6.5% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Coffee County, TN | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| Collierville, TN | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Columbia, TN | 7.0% | 6.3% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Cookeville, TN | 3.7% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Crockett County, TN | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Cumberland County, TN | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Decatur County, TN | 5.2% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| DeKalb County, TN | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| Dickson County, TN | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Dyer County, TN | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| Fayette County, TN | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Fentress County, TN | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Franklin, TN | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Franklin County, TN | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| Gallatin, TN | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Germantown, TN | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Gibson County, TN | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| Giles County, TN | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| Grainger County, TN | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Greene County, TN | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| Grundy County, TN | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| Hamblen County, TN | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Hamilton County, TN | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Hancock County, TN | 5.8% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| Hardeman County, TN | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Hardin County, TN | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Hawkins County, TN | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Haywood County, TN | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Henderson County, TN | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Hendersonville, TN | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Henry County, TN | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| Hickman County, TN | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% |
| Houston County, TN | 4.6% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| Humphreys County, TN | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Jackson, TN | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| Jackson County, TN | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| Jefferson County, TN | 4.4% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Johnson City, TN | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Johnson County, TN | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Kingsport, TN | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Knox County, TN | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Knoxville, TN | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| La Vergne, TN | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Lake County, TN | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| Lauderdale County, TN | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| Lawrence County, TN | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Lebanon, TN | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Lewis County, TN | 5.3% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Lincoln County, TN | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Loudon County, TN | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Macon County, TN | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Madison County, TN | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| Marion County, TN | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Marshall County, TN | 4.9% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Maryville, TN | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Maury County, TN | 5.5% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| McMinn County, TN | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| McNairy County, TN | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Meigs County, TN | 5.5% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Memphis, TN | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Monroe County, TN | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Montgomery County, TN | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Moore County, TN | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Morgan County, TN | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Morristown, TN | 4.5% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Mount Juliet, TN | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Nashville, TN | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Oak Ridge, TN | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Obion County, TN | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Overton County, TN | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Perry County, TN | 6.6% | 11.3% | 5.6% | 4.5% |
| Pickett County, TN | 6.7% | 6.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Polk County, TN | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Putnam County, TN | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.1% |
| Rhea County, TN | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Roane County, TN | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Robertson County, TN | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Rutherford County, TN | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.6% |
| Scott County, TN | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Sequatchie County, TN | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3.7% |
| Sevier County, TN | 5.3% | 5.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% |
| Shelby County, TN | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Smith County, TN | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Smyrna, TN | 3.3% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| Spring Hill, TN | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Stewart County, TN | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Sullivan County, TN | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| Sumner County, TN | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Tipton County, TN | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Trousdale County, TN | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% |
| Unicoi County, TN | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| Union County, TN | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Van Buren County, TN | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Warren County, TN | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Washington County, TN | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Wayne County, TN | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| Weakley County, TN | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% |
| White County, TN | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Williamson County, TN | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Wilson County, TN | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
As of May 2026, the average unemployment rate across 122 tracked locations in Tennessee is 4.1%. Individual locations range from 2.9% to 7.0%. Click any location on the map or table to explore sub-area data.
The three locations with the highest unemployment rates in Tennessee as of May 2026 are: Columbia (7.0%), Pickett County (6.7%), Perry County (6.6%). These areas are highlighted in red/pink on the heat map.
The lowest unemployment rates in Tennessee are found in: Brentwood (2.9%), Mount Juliet (2.9%), Cheatham County (3.0%). These locations appear in blue on the heat map.
The U.S. national unemployment rate for May 2026 is 4.3%. This is 0.2 pp below the national average of 4.3%.
Local area unemployment data is published monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, typically 3–4 weeks after the end of the reference month. This page reflects data released for May 2026. Figures may be subject to revision in subsequent releases.
Unemployment data on this page is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, part of the U.S. Department of Labor.
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