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Unemployment Rates Drop in Area Counties

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According to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), unemployment rates declined in every Tennessee county in August.

All 95 counties saw their unemployment rates drop from July to August, while no county experienced a decline from June to July.

Local county unemployment rates:

Marion-5.3 in July, down to 4.1 in August

Sequatchie-4.9 in July, decreasing to 4.3 in August

Grundy-5.6 in July, down to 4.3 in August

Bledsoe-4.0 in July, falling to 3.2 in August

Hamilton-4.1 in July, decreasing to 3.4 in August

Lucky Knott

Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.