Tennessee Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Tennessee in May, 2020 was 12.1%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2020 were:

  1. Sevier: 20.4%
  2. Marshall: 20%
  3. Grundy: 18.8%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2020 were:

  1. Williamson: 7.7%
  2. Weakley: 7.7%
  3. Fentress: 7.7%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Tennessee county for May, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of Tennessee's counties.

See also: Historical Tennessee Unemployment Rate.

Tennessee Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020 (%)
Tennessee Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Anderson 11
Bedford 15.1
Benton 11.4
Bledsoe 11.7
Blount 10.2
Bradley 9.4
Campbell 12.1
Cannon 13.2
Carroll 10.5
Carter 9.6
Cheatham 8.9
Chester 8.8
Claiborne 10.8
Clay 10.5
Cocke 17.7
Coffee 15.9
Crockett 7.7
Cumberland 9.9
Davidson 13.6
Decatur 12.7
DeKalb 18.3
Dickson 9.5
Dyer 12.5
Fayette 8.6
Fentress 7.7
Franklin 16.8
Gibson 9.6
Giles 15.8
Grainger 10.9
Greene 12.7
Grundy 18.8
Hamblen 11.7
Hamilton 11.4
Hancock 12.2
Hardeman 9.3
Hardin 8.7
Hawkins 12.5
Haywood 11.3
Henderson 13.7
Henry 10.3
Hickman 9.6
Houston 10.2
Humphreys 8.3
Jackson 12.6
Jefferson 13.1
Johnson 11.3
Knox 9.1
Lake 9
Lauderdale 12.9
Lawrence 13.6
Lewis 13.4
Lincoln 13
Loudon 9.4
McMinn 13.5
McNairy 10.5
Macon 10.9
Madison 11.3
Marion 11.2
Marshall 20
Maury 16.5
Meigs 13
Monroe 14.2
Montgomery 11.5
Moore 10.4
Morgan 8.2
Obion 8.4
Overton 10.1
Perry 18.7
Pickett 8.4
Polk 10.1
Putnam 10.1
Rhea 15.6
Roane 8.6
Robertson 9.7
Rutherford 13.4
Scott 12.1
Sequatchie 13
Sevier 20.4
Shelby 12.2
Smith 11.2
Stewart 8.3
Sullivan 10.7
Sumner 11.1
Tipton 9.2
Trousdale 9.8
Unicoi 10.9
Union 10
Van Buren 13.7
Warren 18
Washington 9.6
Wayne 9.7
Weakley 7.7
White 11.6
Williamson 7.7
Wilson 10.6

Tennessee Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see Tennessee's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
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Historical Unemployment Rate of Tennessee's Counties

Use the following links to to see the historical unemployment rate for Tennessee's counties.