Tennessee’s unemployment rate declined for the second month in a row, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5% in April, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. One year ago, the rate was 3.2%.
Tennessee’s rate remains well below the national unemployment rate, which stood at 4.2% in April. The U.S. rate remained steady from the previous month.
