NASHVILLE – 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).
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NASHVILLE – After a year of steady unemployment, Tennessee began 2026 with a slight decline in its unemployment rate from the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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NASHVILLE – All but four Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in December, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady in December at 3.6%, eight-tenths of a percentage point below the national rate, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyFriday, January 09, 2026 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee began the busy 2025 holiday season in November with more people in the workforce than the previous year, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady in September at 3.6%, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The release of September’s data was delayed because of the impact to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during the federal government shutdown.
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Read full storyThursday, October 23, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE — Due to a lapse in appropriations to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics during the ongoing federal government shutdown, Tennessee did not receive the data necessary to publish the state’s September county unemployment rates and economic analysis.
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Read full storyThursday, October 16, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE — Due to a temporary funding lapse, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will delay the release of the state’s September unemployment data and accompanying monthly economic analysis.
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Read full storyThursday, September 25, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Unemployment rates declined in every Tennessee county in August, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, September 18, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.6%, seven-tenths of a percentage point below the national rate, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, August 21, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – The school break and other seasonal changes in employment contributed to an increase in unemployment rates in most Tennessee counties in July, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, August 14, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – After several months of steady unemployment rates, newly released data for July reflects a slight change in Tennessee’s jobless rate, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, July 24, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Seasonal changes in employment that occur annually, such as school breaks, led to an increase in county unemployment rates across Tennessee, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).