Unemployment Rate in Carter County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Carter County Compares
National Distribution
Where Carter County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Carter County: 6.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,599 | Hopkins County, KY | 6.2% |
| #2,600 | Douglas County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,601 | Comanche County, TX | 6.2% |
| #2,602 | Carter County, TN | 6.2% |
| #2,603 | Bienville Parish, LA | 6.2% |
| #2,604 | Ingham County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,605 | Cidra Municipio, PR | 6.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Carter County, Tennessee
Carter County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, which ranks #2,602 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Tennessee, Carter County ranks #80 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 19th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.