According to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, nearly all counties in Tennessee reported unemployment rates below 5% in March. Unemployment rates decreased from February to March in 70 counties, remained the same in 17 counties, and increased in eight counties. Williamson County reported the lowest rate for March …
More Tennesseans were on the job in February than the previous month, as 88 of 95 counties reported a decline in their unemployment rates. Marion County’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in January and fell to 4.1 percent in February. Grundy County is down from 4.8 to 4 percent. Hamilton County dropped from 3.5 to …
Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.7% for six consecutive months. It continues to track below the national average, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 3.7%, the same as it has been each month since September. In …
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development says that 91 of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported unemployment rates of less than 5% for November, with rates decreasing in 17 counties. Moore and Williamson counties recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rates for November at 2.6%. Bledsoe County rose from 5.1% to 5.4. Grundy County dropped from …
Tennessee employers added 56,000 nonfarm jobs over the past year, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 3.5%, well below the national rate despite an increase of two-tenths of a percentage point over October’s rate. Tennessee’s unemployment rate was also 3.5% …
According to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee’s unemployment rate increased slightly last month but is still nearly 1 full percentage point below the national rate. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.2% in September, up one-tenth of a percentage point over the previous month. The state saw a …
According to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the statewide unemployment rate increased slightly last month after three consecutive months of record-low unemployment. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1% in August, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point over the record low of 3% posted in May, June, …
According to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), annual seasonal changes in employment, such as school breaks, caused Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers to increase in June. Unlike the statewide unemployment rate, which is at an all-time low in Tennessee, county unemployment rates are not adjusted to account for seasonal …
Each of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in April, and each came in at or below 4.1%, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Bledsoe County had the second-highest jobless rate at 3.9%, which was 0.3 of a percentage point lower than the rate it recorded in …
Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) documented that unemployment rates have decreased in 12 counties across the state. Ten counties recorded rates that did not change from month to month, while 73 counties did see a slight uptick in their unemployment levels. Williamson and Moore counties both had rates …
