| | Civilian Labor Force, 2018 | Persons Employed, 2018 | Persons Unemployed, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 |
|
| United States | 162,075,000 | 155,761,000 | 6,314,000 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,072,930 | 11,566,708 | 506,222 | 4.2% | 107.6% |
| Tennessee | 3,254,261 | 3,139,888 | 114,373 | 3.5% | 90.2% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,333,750 | 1,284,975 | 48,775 | 3.7% | 93.9% |
|
| County |
| Anderson | 34,210 | 32,914 | 1,296 | 3.8% | 97.2% |
| Bledsoe | 4,229 | 3,977 | 252 | 6.0% | 153.0% |
| Blount | 62,631 | 60,596 | 2,035 | 3.2% | 83.4% |
| Bradley | 50,506 | 48,685 | 1,821 | 3.6% | 92.6% |
| Campbell | 14,655 | 13,951 | 704 | 4.8% | 123.3% |
| Cannon | 6,422 | 6,218 | 204 | 3.2% | 81.5% |
| Carter | 23,851 | 22,855 | 996 | 4.2% | 107.2% |
| Claiborne | 12,976 | 12,421 | 555 | 4.3% | 109.8% |
| Clay | 2,870 | 2,728 | 142 | 4.9% | 127.0% |
| Cocke | 14,899 | 14,197 | 702 | 4.7% | 120.9% |
| Coffee | 24,779 | 23,898 | 881 | 3.6% | 91.3% |
| Cumberland | 23,324 | 22,298 | 1,026 | 4.4% | 112.9% |
| DeKalb | 7,754 | 7,404 | 350 | 4.5% | 115.9% |
| Fentress | 7,193 | 6,893 | 300 | 4.2% | 107.1% |
| Franklin | 19,860 | 19,185 | 675 | 3.4% | 87.2% |
| Grainger | 9,370 | 8,996 | 374 | 4.0% | 102.5% |
| Greene | 29,824 | 28,436 | 1,388 | 4.7% | 119.5% |
| Grundy | 4,894 | 4,676 | 218 | 4.5% | 114.3% |
| Hamblen | 27,546 | 26,486 | 1,060 | 3.8% | 98.8% |
| Hamilton | 180,867 | 174,706 | 6,161 | 3.4% | 87.4% |
| Hancock | 2,124 | 2,020 | 104 | 4.9% | 125.7% |
| Hawkins | 23,744 | 22,794 | 950 | 4.0% | 102.7% |
| Jackson | 4,598 | 4,381 | 217 | 4.7% | 121.1% |
| Jefferson | 24,095 | 23,177 | 918 | 3.8% | 97.8% |
| Johnson | 7,571 | 7,306 | 265 | 3.5% | 89.8% |
| Knox | 240,571 | 233,452 | 7,119 | 3.0% | 76.0% |
| Lawrence | 18,456 | 17,709 | 747 | 4.0% | 103.9% |
| Lewis | 5,065 | 4,839 | 226 | 4.5% | 114.5% |
| Loudon | 23,127 | 22,338 | 789 | 3.4% | 87.6% |
| Macon | 10,979 | 10,625 | 354 | 3.2% | 82.8% |
| Marion | 12,322 | 11,742 | 580 | 4.7% | 120.8% |
| McMinn | 22,719 | 21,782 | 937 | 4.1% | 105.9% |
| Meigs | 5,064 | 4,831 | 233 | 4.6% | 118.1% |
| Monroe | 19,974 | 19,231 | 743 | 3.7% | 95.5% |
| Morgan | 7,803 | 7,450 | 353 | 4.5% | 116.1% |
| Overton | 9,793 | 9,422 | 371 | 3.8% | 97.2% |
| Pickett | 2,437 | 2,343 | 94 | 3.9% | 99.0% |
| Polk | 7,300 | 6,990 | 310 | 4.2% | 109.0% |
| Putnam | 34,419 | 33,182 | 1,237 | 3.6% | 92.3% |
| Rhea | 13,117 | 12,375 | 742 | 5.7% | 145.2% |
| Roane | 23,082 | 22,124 | 958 | 4.2% | 106.5% |
| Scott | 8,273 | 7,905 | 368 | 4.4% | 114.2% |
| Sequatchie | 6,093 | 5,828 | 265 | 4.3% | 111.6% |
| Sevier | 53,188 | 51,325 | 1,863 | 3.5% | 89.9% |
| Smith | 9,207 | 8,925 | 282 | 3.1% | 78.6% |
| Sullivan | 70,347 | 67,740 | 2,607 | 3.7% | 95.1% |
| Unicoi | 7,038 | 6,690 | 348 | 4.9% | 126.9% |
| Union | 7,518 | 7,210 | 308 | 4.1% | 105.2% |
| Van Buren | 2,062 | 1,963 | 99 | 4.8% | 123.2% |
| Warren | 16,750 | 16,080 | 670 | 4.0% | 102.7% |
| Washington | 59,996 | 57,862 | 2,134 | 3.6% | 91.3% |
| White | 12,258 | 11,814 | 444 | 3.6% | 93.0% |
