Knoxville City, TN Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 76,340 | - | 5.3 | - |
| 1991 | 77,581 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 1992 | 80,414 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 82,636 | 2.8 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 86,202 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | 87,449 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 87,278 | -0.2 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 87,737 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | 90,252 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 90,856 | 0.7 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| 2000 | 82,588 | -9.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 83,817 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 85,057 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 85,682 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 86,636 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 86,710 | 0.1 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 88,896 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | 90,841 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 73,447 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Feb | 73,369 | - | 5.0 | - |
| Mar | 74,307 | - | 5.4 | - |
| Apr | 75,019 | - | 6.0 | - |
| May | 76,264 | - | 5.3 | - |
| Jun | 77,912 | - | 6.3 | - |
| Jul | 77,295 | - | 5.5 | - |
| Aug | 77,564 | - | 5.7 | - |
| Sep | 77,847 | - | 4.9 | - |
| Oct | 78,213 | - | 4.9 | - |
| Nov | 77,981 | - | 4.7 | - |
| Dec | 76,862 | - | 4.3 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 74,122 | 0.9 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 74,186 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 75,219 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 76,362 | 1.8 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 77,232 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 79,231 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 78,513 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 78,400 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 79,251 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 79,689 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 79,852 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 78,912 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 1992-Jan | 76,661 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 77,421 | 4.4 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 78,728 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 79,025 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 0.9 |
| May | 80,102 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 81,520 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81,373 | 3.6 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 81,715 | 4.2 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 81,748 | 3.2 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 82,689 | 3.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 82,356 | 3.1 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 81,625 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 1993-Jan | 78,034 | 1.8 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 78,618 | 1.5 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 78,990 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 81,107 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| May | 81,124 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 83,135 | 2.0 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 84,213 | 3.5 | 4.9 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 84,659 | 3.6 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 84,441 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 85,638 | 3.6 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 85,969 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 85,699 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| 1994-Jan | 80,635 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 81,915 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 83,412 | 5.6 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 84,919 | 4.7 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| May | 85,598 | 5.5 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 87,404 | 5.1 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 88,524 | 5.1 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 88,514 | 4.6 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 88,178 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 88,882 | 3.8 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 88,981 | 3.5 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 87,461 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| 1995-Jan | 84,190 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 84,284 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 85,177 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 86,356 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| May | 86,951 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 88,292 | 1.0 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 89,539 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 89,402 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89,244 | 1.2 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 89,582 | 0.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 88,297 | -0.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 88,068 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| 1996-Jan | 84,609 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 84,625 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 85,481 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 86,598 | 0.3 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| May | 87,911 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 88,577 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 89,743 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 88,212 | -1.3 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 87,967 | -1.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 88,348 | -1.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 87,785 | -0.6 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 87,476 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 84,450 | -0.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 84,685 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 85,406 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 87,108 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| May | 87,804 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 89,363 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 89,868 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 88,707 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 88,306 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 88,957 | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 89,178 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 89,017 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| 1998-Jan | 86,622 | 2.6 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 86,774 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 87,679 | 2.7 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 89,088 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| May | 90,379 | 2.9 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 91,822 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 92,729 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 91,470 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 91,345 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 91,778 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 91,651 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 91,691 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| 1999-Jan | 88,686 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 88,794 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 89,188 | 1.7 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 89,976 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 90,716 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 92,109 | 0.3 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 93,025 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 91,895 | 0.5 | 3.4 | -1.5 |
| Sep | 91,119 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -1.7 |
| Oct | 91,842 | 0.1 | 3.1 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 91,544 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 91,381 | -0.3 | 2.9 | -1.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 80,974 | -8.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 81,395 | -8.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 81,396 | -8.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 82,187 | -8.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| May | 82,332 | -9.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 83,661 | -9.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 83,369 | -10.4 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 82,399 | -10.3 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 82,796 | -9.1 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 83,211 | -9.4 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 83,302 | -9.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 84,037 | -8.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 |
| 2001-Jan | 83,520 | 3.1 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 83,942 | 3.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 84,293 | 3.6 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 84,444 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 84,683 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 83,997 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 84,052 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82,420 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 83,438 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 83,739 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 83,497 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 83,775 | -0.3 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 82,301 | -1.5 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| Feb | 82,678 | -1.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 82,879 | -1.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 83,997 | -0.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| May | 84,846 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 86,558 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 86,582 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 85,312 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 86,197 | 3.3 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 86,794 | 3.6 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 86,162 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 86,372 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| 2003-Jan | 84,343 | 2.5 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 84,623 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 84,599 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 85,596 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 86,187 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 87,619 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 86,677 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 85,362 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 85,091 | -1.3 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 86,173 | -0.7 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 85,941 | -0.3 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 85,968 | -0.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| 2004-Jan | 85,109 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 85,456 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 85,536 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 85,719 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 86,444 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 87,895 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 88,447 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87,027 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 86,767 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 87,248 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 87,165 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 86,820 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 85,251 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 85,149 | -0.4 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 85,493 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 85,494 | -0.3 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 86,054 | -0.5 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 87,421 | -0.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 87,758 | -0.8 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 86,640 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 87,653 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 88,194 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 87,562 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 87,856 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 86,312 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 86,649 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 86,981 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 87,637 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| May | 88,311 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 89,833 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 90,231 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 89,477 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 90,017 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 90,466 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 90,294 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 90,541 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 89,087 | 3.2 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 89,169 | 2.9 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 89,653 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 89,923 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -1.3 |
| May | 90,707 | 2.7 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 91,861 | 2.3 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 92,502 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 91,232 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 91,548 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 91,792 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 91,499 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 91,118 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 89,977 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 89,186 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 89,511 | -0.2 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 90,684 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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