NASHVILLE - Unemployment rates in more than 20 Tennessee counties declined from the previous month, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) announced today.

NASHVILLE – In a year that saw three consecutive months of record-low unemployment, Tennessee ended 2024 with an unemployment rate well below the U.S. rate, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) and the Upper Cumberland Workforce Development Board (UCWDB) understand the challenges facing the people of Monterey, Putnam County, and the Upper Cumberland region following the announcement of the closure of the Perdue Farms facility.

Tennessee Labor Force Estimates Press Release Dates - 2025

NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) announced that 91 of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported unemployment rates of less than 5% for November, with unemployment rates decreasing in 17 counties.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee employers added 56,000 nonfarm jobs over the past year even as the state’s unemployment rate increased last month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended Disaster Unemployment Assistance available for eight Tennessee counties. These counties were impacted by severe rainfall and flash flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene as declared in the Federal Disaster Declaration FEMA DR-4832.

NASHVILLE – A collaboration between workforce development partners in Nashville – Davidson County will create a comprehensive and convenient location where residents can access workforce training, skill certifications, educational support, and job-search resources.

NASHVILLE - Buddy Hoskinson has joined the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development as a Deputy Commissioner. Hoskinson oversees the Department’s Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Services, and Adult Education divisions in his new role.

NASHVILLE – Unemployment rates in two-thirds of Tennessee’s counties declined from the previous month, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate remains near its all-time low and well below the U.S. rate, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

NASHVILLE — Tennessee Community Assistance for Recovery Employment (CAREs) funding is now available to provide temporary employment opportunities across impacted East Tennessee communities following Hurricane Helene.

NASHVILLE – Ninety-one of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported unemployment rates below 5% in September 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).

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate increased slightly last month but is still nearly 1 full percentage point below the national rate, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has opened Mobile American Job Centers (MAJCs) at two Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) in Northeast Tennessee to assist Tennesseans who are not able to work after historic flooding in the region.