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 23, 2025 | 01:30pm
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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).
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Read full storyThursday, July 17, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady for the third month in a row at 3.5%, more than half a percentage point below the national rate, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyMonday, July 07, 2025 | 03:27pm
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has partnered with Lipscomb University in Nashville to create the state’s first Early Childhood Education Apprenticeship Hub.
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Read full storyThursday, June 26, 2025 | 03:18pm
NASHVILLE –The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has made Disaster Unemployment Assistance available for nine Tennessee counties. These counties were impacted by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding occurring between April 2 and April 24, 2025, as declared in the Federal Disaster Declaration FEMA DR-4878.
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Read full storyThursday, June 26, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Every Tennessee county recorded an unemployment rate of 5% or less in May, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) announced today.
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Read full storyTuesday, June 24, 2025 | 10:49am
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Read full storyWednesday, June 18, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.5% and continues to track well below the national rate, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, May 22, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – All but one of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported a drop in their unemployment rates in April, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, May 15, 2025 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate declined for the second month in a row, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).