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Area Tennessee County Unemployment Rates All Drop

Every county in Tennessee reported a decline in their unemployment rates from the previous month, according to September data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Bledsoe County recorded the 8th lowest in the state at 2.8%.

Other local counties:

Marion County fell from 3.9 in August to 3.7% in September

Grundy County dropped from 4% to 3.6

Sequatchie County went down from 3.9 to 3.4%

Hamilton County dropped from 3.5% in August to 3.1% in September

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.