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Employed residents in Chattanooga, TN

Employed residents in Chattanooga, TN was 96,934 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons96,934
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank3rd of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high96,9342025
Series low67,6691991

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Employed residents in Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025

60K70K80K90K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 68,243 persons1991: 67,669 persons1992: 68,002 persons1993: 70,260 persons1994: 72,080 persons1995: 72,036 persons1996: 72,882 persons1997: 71,681 persons1998: 71,976 persons1999: 74,147 persons2000: 72,806 persons2001: 72,283 persons2002: 72,253 persons2003: 71,304 persons2004: 70,808 persons2005: 69,343 persons2006: 72,078 persons2007: 77,756 persons2008: 76,560 persons2009: 71,073 persons2010: 73,900 persons2011: 75,179 persons2012: 75,475 persons2013: 74,404 persons2014: 73,102 persons2015: 75,477 persons2016: 81,360 persons2017: 84,246 persons2018: 86,957 persons2019: 88,832 persons2020: 84,205 persons2021: 86,366 persons2022: 89,259 persons2023: 92,653 persons2024: 95,512 persons2025: 96,934 persons60K70K80K90K100K19902002201420251990: 68,243 persons1991: 67,669 persons1992: 68,002 persons1993: 70,260 persons1994: 72,080 persons1995: 72,036 persons1996: 72,882 persons1997: 71,681 persons1998: 71,976 persons1999: 74,147 persons2000: 72,806 persons2001: 72,283 persons2002: 72,253 persons2003: 71,304 persons2004: 70,808 persons2005: 69,343 persons2006: 72,078 persons2007: 77,756 persons2008: 76,560 persons2009: 71,073 persons2010: 73,900 persons2011: 75,179 persons2012: 75,475 persons2013: 74,404 persons2014: 73,102 persons2015: 75,477 persons2016: 81,360 persons2017: 84,246 persons2018: 86,957 persons2019: 88,832 persons2020: 84,205 persons2021: 86,366 persons2022: 89,259 persons2023: 92,653 persons2024: 95,512 persons2025: 96,934 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202596,934
202495,512
202392,653
202289,259
202186,366
202084,205
201988,832
201886,957
201784,246
201681,360
201575,477
201473,102
201374,404
201275,475
201175,179
201073,900
200971,073
200876,560
200777,756
200672,078
200569,343
200470,808
200371,304
200272,253
200172,283
200072,806
199974,147
199871,976
199771,681
199672,882
199572,036
199472,080
199370,260
199268,002
199167,669
199068,243

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/chattanooga-tn. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/chattanooga-tn.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/chattanooga-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Chattanooga, TN?

Employed residents in Chattanooga, TN was 96,934 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Chattanooga, TN?

96,934 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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