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Unemployed people in Jackson, TN

Unemployed people in Jackson, TN was 1,277 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,277
Change on 2024+4.8%
Rank7th of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high3,4062009
Series low1,1122023

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Unemployed people in Jackson, TN, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,429 persons1991: 1,612 persons1992: 1,725 persons1993: 1,572 persons1994: 1,319 persons1995: 1,574 persons1996: 1,515 persons1997: 1,496 persons1998: 1,227 persons1999: 1,177 persons2000: 1,280 persons2001: 1,749 persons2002: 2,047 persons2003: 2,069 persons2004: 1,936 persons2005: 1,722 persons2006: 1,776 persons2007: 1,630 persons2008: 2,198 persons2009: 3,406 persons2010: 3,403 persons2011: 3,224 persons2012: 2,765 persons2013: 2,638 persons2014: 2,190 persons2015: 1,915 persons2016: 1,622 persons2017: 1,324 persons2018: 1,293 persons2019: 1,204 persons2020: 2,729 persons2021: 1,708 persons2022: 1,183 persons2023: 1,112 persons2024: 1,219 persons2025: 1,277 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,429 persons1991: 1,612 persons1992: 1,725 persons1993: 1,572 persons1994: 1,319 persons1995: 1,574 persons1996: 1,515 persons1997: 1,496 persons1998: 1,227 persons1999: 1,177 persons2000: 1,280 persons2001: 1,749 persons2002: 2,047 persons2003: 2,069 persons2004: 1,936 persons2005: 1,722 persons2006: 1,776 persons2007: 1,630 persons2008: 2,198 persons2009: 3,406 persons2010: 3,403 persons2011: 3,224 persons2012: 2,765 persons2013: 2,638 persons2014: 2,190 persons2015: 1,915 persons2016: 1,622 persons2017: 1,324 persons2018: 1,293 persons2019: 1,204 persons2020: 2,729 persons2021: 1,708 persons2022: 1,183 persons2023: 1,112 persons2024: 1,219 persons2025: 1,277 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
20251,277
20241,219
20231,112
20221,183
20211,708
20202,729
20191,204
20181,293
20171,324
20161,622
20151,915
20142,190
20132,638
20122,765
20113,224
20103,403
20093,406
20082,198
20071,630
20061,776
20051,722
20041,936
20032,069
20022,047
20011,749
20001,280
19991,177
19981,227
19971,496
19961,515
19951,574
19941,319
19931,572
19921,725
19911,612
19901,429

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Jackson, TN, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Jackson, 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/jackson-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, Jackson, 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/jackson-tn.

Harvard

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

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What is the unemployed people in Jackson, TN?

Unemployed people in Jackson, TN was 1,277 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.8% from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Jackson, TN?

3,406 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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