June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Tennessee

Employment snapshot

• In June, Tennessee added 6,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5 percent. In the prior month, Tennessee added 500 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Tennessee added 22,900 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points from 3.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Tennessee is tied for 31st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Tennessee’s private sector added 6,200 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 12,900 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Tennessee lost 1,600 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Tennessee rose by 4,758, and over the past 12 months it rose by 45,811.

• Tennessee’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 59.8 percent in June and ranks 40th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.2 percentage points.

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Tennessee

Payroll employment

• Tennessee added 6,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Tennessee added 500 jobs. Tennessee nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Tennessee is tied for 31st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Tennessee added 6,200 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Tennessee lost 1,600 jobs. Tennessee private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Tennessee is tied for 40th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (+4,600) and Private Education and Health Services (+1,200).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-600) and Information (-400).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were State and Local Government (+10,000) and Leisure and Hospitality (+7,500).
• The worst performing sectors were Construction (-4,100) and Manufacturing (-3,200).

Tennessee

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Tennessee remained unchanged at 59.8 percent in June.

• Tennessee ranks 40th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Tennessee was 61.9 percent occurring in November 2019, and the 10-year low was 58.8 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.