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Unemployment Rates Drop in Most Tennessee Counties

All but four Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in December, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Ninety-one counties reported unemployment rates below 5%, while the other four counties had rates of 5% or greater, with the highest rate at 5.7%.

Unemployment rates decreased from November to December in 87 counties. Rates increased in six counties and remained the same in two counties.

  • Bledsoe County: November 3.2 percent, December 2.9%.
  • Grundy County: November 5.3 percent, December 4%.
  • Hamilton County: November 3.5 percent, December 3.2%.
  • Marion County: November 4.4 percent, December 3.9%.
  • Sequatchie County: November 4.5 percent, December 4%.

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.