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Unemployed people in Chattanooga, TN

Unemployed people in Chattanooga, TN was 3,606 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,606
Change on 2024+10.5%
Rank2nd of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high7,6322009
Series low3,0121999

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Unemployed people in Chattanooga, TN, 1990 to 2025

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,510 persons1991: 5,188 persons1992: 4,873 persons1993: 4,235 persons1994: 3,781 persons1995: 4,146 persons1996: 4,009 persons1997: 4,410 persons1998: 3,482 persons1999: 3,012 persons2000: 3,275 persons2001: 3,637 persons2002: 4,355 persons2003: 4,479 persons2004: 4,475 persons2005: 3,872 persons2006: 3,892 persons2007: 3,511 persons2008: 4,966 persons2009: 7,632 persons2010: 7,509 persons2011: 7,073 persons2012: 6,366 persons2013: 6,316 persons2014: 5,362 persons2015: 4,619 persons2016: 4,049 persons2017: 3,277 persons2018: 3,131 persons2019: 3,052 persons2020: 7,401 persons2021: 4,473 persons2022: 3,317 persons2023: 3,174 persons2024: 3,264 persons2025: 3,606 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00019902002201420251990: 3,510 persons1991: 5,188 persons1992: 4,873 persons1993: 4,235 persons1994: 3,781 persons1995: 4,146 persons1996: 4,009 persons1997: 4,410 persons1998: 3,482 persons1999: 3,012 persons2000: 3,275 persons2001: 3,637 persons2002: 4,355 persons2003: 4,479 persons2004: 4,475 persons2005: 3,872 persons2006: 3,892 persons2007: 3,511 persons2008: 4,966 persons2009: 7,632 persons2010: 7,509 persons2011: 7,073 persons2012: 6,366 persons2013: 6,316 persons2014: 5,362 persons2015: 4,619 persons2016: 4,049 persons2017: 3,277 persons2018: 3,131 persons2019: 3,052 persons2020: 7,401 persons2021: 4,473 persons2022: 3,317 persons2023: 3,174 persons2024: 3,264 persons2025: 3,606 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,606
20243,264
20233,174
20223,317
20214,473
20207,401
20193,052
20183,131
20173,277
20164,049
20154,619
20145,362
20136,316
20126,366
20117,073
20107,509
20097,632
20084,966
20073,511
20063,892
20053,872
20044,475
20034,479
20024,355
20013,637
20003,275
19993,012
19983,482
19974,410
19964,009
19954,146
19943,781
19934,235
19924,873
19915,188
19903,510

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/chattanooga-tn.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/chattanooga-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Chattanooga, TN?

Unemployed people in Chattanooga, TN was 3,606 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 29 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Chattanooga, TN?

7,632 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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