Unemployment Rate in Jackson County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #2,905/3,222 · #92 in TN
10th
Jackson 7.6%
TN 4.7% +64.3%
US 5.3% +44.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's unemployment rate of 7.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Jackson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,902 | Taos County, NM | 7.6% |
| #2,903 | Swain County, NC | 7.6% |
| #2,904 | Schley County, GA | 7.6% |
| #2,905 | Jackson County, TN | 7.6% |
| #2,906 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | 7.6% |
| #2,907 | Franklin County, IL | 7.6% |
| #2,908 | Edmonson County, KY | 7.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jackson County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 7.6%, ranking #2,905 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #92 of 95. This places it in the 10th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.