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Unemployed people in Johnson City, TN

Unemployed people in Johnson City, TN was 1,210 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.2% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,210
Change on 2024+5.2%
Rank8th of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high2,7882010
Series low1,0101998

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Unemployed people in Johnson City, TN, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,144 persons1991: 1,440 persons1992: 1,458 persons1993: 1,578 persons1994: 1,229 persons1995: 1,148 persons1996: 1,134 persons1997: 1,197 persons1998: 1,010 persons1999: 1,052 persons2000: 1,066 persons2001: 1,307 persons2002: 1,492 persons2003: 1,447 persons2004: 1,421 persons2005: 1,430 persons2006: 1,375 persons2007: 1,277 persons2008: 1,825 persons2009: 2,757 persons2010: 2,788 persons2011: 2,616 persons2012: 2,232 persons2013: 2,188 persons2014: 1,934 persons2015: 1,749 persons2016: 1,529 persons2017: 1,206 persons2018: 1,133 persons2019: 1,114 persons2020: 2,066 persons2021: 1,235 persons2022: 1,096 persons2023: 1,104 persons2024: 1,150 persons2025: 1,210 persons1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019902002201420251990: 1,144 persons1991: 1,440 persons1992: 1,458 persons1993: 1,578 persons1994: 1,229 persons1995: 1,148 persons1996: 1,134 persons1997: 1,197 persons1998: 1,010 persons1999: 1,052 persons2000: 1,066 persons2001: 1,307 persons2002: 1,492 persons2003: 1,447 persons2004: 1,421 persons2005: 1,430 persons2006: 1,375 persons2007: 1,277 persons2008: 1,825 persons2009: 2,757 persons2010: 2,788 persons2011: 2,616 persons2012: 2,232 persons2013: 2,188 persons2014: 1,934 persons2015: 1,749 persons2016: 1,529 persons2017: 1,206 persons2018: 1,133 persons2019: 1,114 persons2020: 2,066 persons2021: 1,235 persons2022: 1,096 persons2023: 1,104 persons2024: 1,150 persons2025: 1,210 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
20251,210
20241,150
20231,104
20221,096
20211,235
20202,066
20191,114
20181,133
20171,206
20161,529
20151,749
20141,934
20132,188
20122,232
20112,616
20102,788
20092,757
20081,825
20071,277
20061,375
20051,430
20041,421
20031,447
20021,492
20011,307
20001,066
19991,052
19981,010
19971,197
19961,134
19951,148
19941,229
19931,578
19921,458
19911,440
19901,144

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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, Johnson City, 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, Johnson City, 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/johnson-city-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Johnson City, 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/johnson-city-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, Johnson City, 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/johnson-city-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Johnson City, TN?

Unemployed people in Johnson City, TN was 1,210 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.2% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Johnson City, TN?

2,788 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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