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Area Unemployment Rates Rise Slightly

Eighty-four of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in January even as most counties saw an uptick in their rates over the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

Unemployment rates in 90 counties increased from December to January. Rates decreased in three counties and remained the same in two counties.

Local Unemployment:

Bledsoe County up from 3.1% in December to 3.2% in January

Grundy County 4% in December, 4.4% in January

Hamilton County 3.2% in December, 3.4% in January

Marion County 3.8% in December, 4% in January

Sequatchie County 4% in December, 4.3% in January

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.