Overall unemployment rate stayed flat at 3.6% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the Clarksville, TN-KY market declined by 167 jobs in April and the unemployment rate stayed flat. The national unemployment rate decreased by 42 bps over the same time to 3.3%.
- Clarksville, TN-KY unemployment rate is 26 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 110 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 8.3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
Month over Month Unemployment Change
Year over Year Unemployment Change
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.2% . Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 19,300; -200
- Government: 19,200; +200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 13,100; -200
- Education & Healthcare: 12,400; no change
- Manufacturing: 11,900; +100
- Business Services: 9,600; +100
- Construction, Mining: 3,800; +100
- Financial Services: 3,300; +100
- Other Jobs: 3,300; no change
- IT & Development: 1,100; no change
Employment Change by Key Sector
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 1, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.