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Civilian labor force in Chattanooga, TN

Civilian labor force in Chattanooga, TN was 100,540 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons100,540
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank3rd of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high100,5402025
Series low71,7531990

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Civilian labor force in Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025

70K80K90K100K110K19901996200220082014202020251990: 71,753 persons1991: 72,857 persons1992: 72,875 persons1993: 74,495 persons1994: 75,861 persons1995: 76,182 persons1996: 76,891 persons1997: 76,091 persons1998: 75,458 persons1999: 77,159 persons2000: 76,081 persons2001: 75,920 persons2002: 76,608 persons2003: 75,783 persons2004: 75,283 persons2005: 73,215 persons2006: 75,970 persons2007: 81,267 persons2008: 81,526 persons2009: 78,705 persons2010: 81,409 persons2011: 82,252 persons2012: 81,841 persons2013: 80,720 persons2014: 78,464 persons2015: 80,096 persons2016: 85,409 persons2017: 87,523 persons2018: 90,088 persons2019: 91,884 persons2020: 91,606 persons2021: 90,839 persons2022: 92,576 persons2023: 95,827 persons2024: 98,776 persons2025: 100,540 persons70K80K90K100K110K19902002201420251990: 71,753 persons1991: 72,857 persons1992: 72,875 persons1993: 74,495 persons1994: 75,861 persons1995: 76,182 persons1996: 76,891 persons1997: 76,091 persons1998: 75,458 persons1999: 77,159 persons2000: 76,081 persons2001: 75,920 persons2002: 76,608 persons2003: 75,783 persons2004: 75,283 persons2005: 73,215 persons2006: 75,970 persons2007: 81,267 persons2008: 81,526 persons2009: 78,705 persons2010: 81,409 persons2011: 82,252 persons2012: 81,841 persons2013: 80,720 persons2014: 78,464 persons2015: 80,096 persons2016: 85,409 persons2017: 87,523 persons2018: 90,088 persons2019: 91,884 persons2020: 91,606 persons2021: 90,839 persons2022: 92,576 persons2023: 95,827 persons2024: 98,776 persons2025: 100,540 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025100,540
202498,776
202395,827
202292,576
202190,839
202091,606
201991,884
201890,088
201787,523
201685,409
201580,096
201478,464
201380,720
201281,841
201182,252
201081,409
200978,705
200881,526
200781,267
200675,970
200573,215
200475,283
200375,783
200276,608
200175,920
200076,081
199977,159
199875,458
199776,091
199676,891
199576,182
199475,861
199374,495
199272,875
199172,857
199071,753

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/chattanooga-tn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/chattanooga-tn.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/chattanooga-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Chattanooga, TN?

Civilian labor force in Chattanooga, TN was 100,540 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Chattanooga, TN?

100,540 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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