| | Civilian Labor Force, 2020 | Persons Employed, 2020 | Persons Unemployed, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020 |
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| United States | 160,742,000 | 147,795,000 | 12,947,000 | 8.1% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,035,782 | 11,141,797 | 893,985 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| Tennessee | 3,299,424 | 3,055,830 | 243,594 | 7.4% | 91.7% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,346,018 | 1,251,580 | 94,438 | 7.0% | 87.1% |
|
| County |
| Anderson | 34,328 | 32,035 | 2,293 | 6.7% | 82.9% |
| Bledsoe | 4,290 | 3,931 | 359 | 8.4% | 103.9% |
| Blount | 63,745 | 59,710 | 4,035 | 6.3% | 78.6% |
| Bradley | 52,569 | 49,146 | 3,423 | 6.5% | 80.8% |
| Campbell | 14,587 | 13,489 | 1,098 | 7.5% | 93.5% |
| Cannon | 6,525 | 6,102 | 423 | 6.5% | 80.5% |
| Carter | 23,679 | 22,074 | 1,605 | 6.8% | 84.2% |
| Claiborne | 12,786 | 11,840 | 946 | 7.4% | 91.9% |
| Clay | 2,704 | 2,495 | 209 | 7.7% | 96.0% |
| Cocke | 14,864 | 13,333 | 1,531 | 10.3% | 127.9% |
| Coffee | 25,676 | 23,646 | 2,030 | 7.9% | 98.2% |
| Cumberland | 22,789 | 21,080 | 1,709 | 7.5% | 93.1% |
| DeKalb | 7,675 | 6,981 | 694 | 9.0% | 112.3% |
| Fentress | 7,520 | 7,052 | 468 | 6.2% | 77.3% |
| Franklin | 19,902 | 18,311 | 1,591 | 8.0% | 99.3% |
| Grainger | 9,491 | 8,818 | 673 | 7.1% | 88.0% |
| Greene | 28,894 | 26,558 | 2,336 | 8.1% | 100.4% |
| Grundy | 5,127 | 4,620 | 507 | 9.9% | 122.8% |
| Hamblen | 27,937 | 25,970 | 1,967 | 7.0% | 87.4% |
| Hamilton | 183,042 | 170,177 | 12,865 | 7.0% | 87.3% |
| Hancock | 2,195 | 2,016 | 179 | 8.2% | 101.2% |
| Hawkins | 23,389 | 21,605 | 1,784 | 7.6% | 94.7% |
| Jackson | 4,716 | 4,345 | 371 | 7.9% | 97.7% |
| Jefferson | 24,946 | 23,080 | 1,866 | 7.5% | 92.9% |
| Johnson | 7,682 | 7,202 | 480 | 6.2% | 77.6% |
| Knox | 243,232 | 229,028 | 14,204 | 5.8% | 72.5% |
| Lawrence | 19,255 | 17,774 | 1,481 | 7.7% | 95.5% |
| Lewis | 5,343 | 4,944 | 399 | 7.5% | 92.7% |
| Loudon | 23,711 | 22,242 | 1,469 | 6.2% | 76.9% |
| Macon | 11,162 | 10,440 | 722 | 6.5% | 80.3% |
| Marion | 12,271 | 11,352 | 919 | 7.5% | 93.0% |
| McMinn | 23,319 | 21,510 | 1,809 | 7.8% | 96.3% |
| Meigs | 5,193 | 4,745 | 448 | 8.6% | 107.1% |
| Monroe | 20,157 | 18,549 | 1,608 | 8.0% | 99.0% |
| Morgan | 7,583 | 7,106 | 477 | 6.3% | 78.1% |
| Overton | 9,740 | 9,129 | 611 | 6.3% | 77.9% |
| Pickett | 2,237 | 2,103 | 134 | 6.0% | 74.4% |
| Polk | 7,384 | 6,883 | 501 | 6.8% | 84.2% |
| Putnam | 35,093 | 32,839 | 2,254 | 6.4% | 79.7% |
| Rhea | 13,115 | 11,861 | 1,254 | 9.6% | 118.7% |
| Roane | 22,969 | 21,521 | 1,448 | 6.3% | 78.3% |
| Scott | 8,149 | 7,467 | 682 | 8.4% | 103.9% |
| Sequatchie | 6,166 | 5,690 | 476 | 7.7% | 95.8% |
| Sevier | 54,099 | 48,842 | 5,257 | 9.7% | 120.6% |
| Smith | 9,240 | 8,683 | 557 | 6.0% | 74.8% |
| Sullivan | 69,267 | 64,374 | 4,893 | 7.1% | 87.7% |
| Unicoi | 7,020 | 6,468 | 552 | 7.9% | 97.6% |
| Union | 7,628 | 7,110 | 518 | 6.8% | 84.3% |
| Van Buren | 2,014 | 1,843 | 171 | 8.5% | 105.4% |
| Warren | 17,232 | 15,712 | 1,520 | 8.8% | 109.5% |
| Washington | 60,313 | 56,528 | 3,785 | 6.3% | 77.9% |
| White | 12,068 | 11,221 | 847 | 7.0% | 87.1% |
