Unemployment Rate in Knox County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.5% −33.6% vs nat'l
Rank #996 of 3,222
69th percentile

How Knox County Compares

Knox County
3.5%
Tennessee Average
3.5%
Rank #22 of 95 in state
National
5.3%
33.6% below

National Distribution

Where Knox County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Knox County: 3.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#993 Onslow County, NC 3.5%
#994 Campbell County, WY 3.5%
#995 Menard County, IL 3.5%
#996 Knox County, TN 3.5%
#997 Ouray County, CO 3.5%
#998 Greeley County, NE 3.5%
#999 Costilla County, CO 3.5%
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Unemployment Rate in Knox County, Tennessee

Knox County, Tennessee has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, which ranks #996 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.6% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Tennessee, Knox County ranks #22 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 69th 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.