Tag: Unemployment

Tennessee Unemployment Drops To 3.3%

Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Unemployment in Tennessee dropped to 3.3% for February after a slight rise in the seasonally adjusted rate a month before. The rate is the same as in February 2023 and below the 3.9% rate nationally. The drop comes after increased unemployment rates in 93 of […]

Tennessee Lost More Than 56K Jobs In January

Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s non-farm monthly employment went down 56,800 in January, according to the Tennessee Labor Market Report. The report notes employment is up 3,300 year-over-year. The employment estimates are a count of jobs by place of employment. The news comes as Tennessee saw the county unemployment […]

Tennessee Unemployment Rate Rises In 93 Of 95 Counties

Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Ninety-three of the 95 counties in Tennessee had unemployment rates rise in January. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the increase comes due to the end of some holiday employment. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went up to 3.5% in January while […]

92 Tennessee Counties Saw Lower Unemployment In December

Image Credit: tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Unemployment rates dropped in 92 of Tennessee’s 95 counties in December. Overall, the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate sits at 3.5% while the national rate is at 3.7%. That meant that Tennessee’s rate remained between 3.1% and 3.5% throughout 2023. The lowest rates in the […]