Obion County, TN monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Obion County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Obion County had a 3.0% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.6 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Tennessee reported a 3.3% unemployment rate in May, which is the 23rd highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Tennessee
#1. Bledsoe County: 4.6%
#2. Meigs County: 4.5%
#3. Haywood County: 4.0%
#4. Lauderdale County: 3.9%
#5. Perry County: 3.8%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in Tennessee
#1. Williamson County: 1.9%
#2. Moore County: 2.0%
#3. Cheatham County: 2.1%
#3. Davidson County: 2.1%
#3. Knox County: 2.1%