Labor Force Indicators
Unemployment as Percent of Labor Force
| Not seasonally adjusted | 2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
August |
July |
August* |
|
| Nashville MSA | 5.9 |
9.6 | 9.8 |
| Clarksville MSA | 7.3 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
| Memphis MSA | 7.1 |
10.3 | 10.4 |
| Chattanooga MSA | 6.0 |
9.4 | 9.6 |
| Knoxville MSA | 5.5 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
| Tennessee | 6.7 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
| Metropolitan areas | 6.3 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Rest of state | 8.1 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
| United States | 6.1 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
| *Preliminary | |||
Labor Force Indicators
- Nashville MSA (Oct. 8)
- Tennessee (Oct. 8)