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County Unemployment Numbers Fall

Unlike the statewide rate, county rates are not adjusted to account for seasonal impacts on employment.

Unemployment rates increased from May to June in 94 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. Maury County was the lone exception; its rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point.

Eighty-four counties reported unemployment rates of less than 5%. The remaining 11 counties had rates of 5% or greater, with the highest at 6%.

Marion County: 3.4% in May, and went up to 4.2% in June

Sequatchie County: 3.5% in May, rose to 4.2% in June

Grundy County: 3.5% in May, rising to 4.4% in June

Bledsoe County: 2.7% in May, going up to 3.8% in June

Hamilton County: 3.0% in May, rose to 3.8% in June

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.