Tennessee state prices & labor vs the US
Where Tennessee sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$3.96
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −10.0% vs US
Residential electricity
13.71¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +3.8% YoY · −25.1% vs US
Industrial electricity
7.13¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −1.5% YoY · −27.0% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,524
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +1.9% YoY · −6.7% vs US
Unemployment rate
3.4%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.1pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.