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Unemployed people in Murfreesboro, TN

Unemployed people in Murfreesboro, TN was 2,987 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.6% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 29 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,987
Change on 2024+9.6%
Rank5th of 29Cities in Tennessee ranked
Series high5,9222020
Series low1,1431994

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Unemployed people in Murfreesboro, TN, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,370 persons1991: 1,640 persons1992: 1,608 persons1993: 1,513 persons1994: 1,143 persons1995: 1,389 persons1996: 1,489 persons1997: 1,627 persons1998: 1,373 persons1999: 1,244 persons2000: 1,405 persons2001: 1,774 persons2002: 2,025 persons2003: 2,180 persons2004: 2,127 persons2005: 2,029 persons2006: 2,156 persons2007: 2,025 persons2008: 3,162 persons2009: 5,373 persons2010: 5,344 persons2011: 4,861 persons2012: 4,073 persons2013: 4,026 persons2014: 3,392 persons2015: 3,058 persons2016: 2,755 persons2017: 2,258 persons2018: 2,184 persons2019: 2,189 persons2020: 5,922 persons2021: 3,295 persons2022: 2,609 persons2023: 2,544 persons2024: 2,726 persons2025: 2,987 persons02,0004,0006,00019902002201420251990: 1,370 persons1991: 1,640 persons1992: 1,608 persons1993: 1,513 persons1994: 1,143 persons1995: 1,389 persons1996: 1,489 persons1997: 1,627 persons1998: 1,373 persons1999: 1,244 persons2000: 1,405 persons2001: 1,774 persons2002: 2,025 persons2003: 2,180 persons2004: 2,127 persons2005: 2,029 persons2006: 2,156 persons2007: 2,025 persons2008: 3,162 persons2009: 5,373 persons2010: 5,344 persons2011: 4,861 persons2012: 4,073 persons2013: 4,026 persons2014: 3,392 persons2015: 3,058 persons2016: 2,755 persons2017: 2,258 persons2018: 2,184 persons2019: 2,189 persons2020: 5,922 persons2021: 3,295 persons2022: 2,609 persons2023: 2,544 persons2024: 2,726 persons2025: 2,987 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
20252,987
20242,726
20232,544
20222,609
20213,295
20205,922
20192,189
20182,184
20172,258
20162,755
20153,058
20143,392
20134,026
20124,073
20114,861
20105,344
20095,373
20083,162
20072,025
20062,156
20052,029
20042,127
20032,180
20022,025
20011,774
20001,405
19991,244
19981,373
19971,627
19961,489
19951,389
19941,143
19931,513
19921,608
19911,640
19901,370

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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, Murfreesboro, 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, Murfreesboro, 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/murfreesboro-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, Murfreesboro, 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/murfreesboro-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, Murfreesboro, 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/murfreesboro-tn (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Murfreesboro, TN?

Unemployed people in Murfreesboro, TN was 2,987 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 9.6% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 Murfreesboro, TN?

5,922 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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