NASHVILLE – Tennessee set a record low for statewide unemployment in May when its seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 3% for the first time. The latest county unemployment data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed continued low county unemployment across the state.
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Read full storyThursday, June 27, 2024 | 01:30pm
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Read full storyThursday, June 20, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee marked a milestone in May when the statewide unemployment rate dropped to a historic low level and set a record, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, May 23, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – 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 (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, May 16, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate made its way into record territory in April, matching the all-time low rate of 3.1%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, April 25, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) documented unemployment rates below 5% in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties in March. County unemployment rates for the month range from 2.2% to 4.6%.
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Read full storyThursday, April 18, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate dropped for the second consecutive month in March, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The seasonally adjusted rate for the month came in at 3.2%, 0.1 of a percentage point lower than February’s rate of 3.3%.
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Read full storyThursday, March 28, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – More Tennesseans started the second month of 2024 on the job as employment improved across the state in February. Every county recorded lower unemployment rates for the month, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, March 21, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – After a slight increase at the start of 2024, Tennessee’s unemployment rate dropped to near record-low levels in February. Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) data showed the new seasonally adjusted statewide rate for the month at 3.3%, a decrease of 0.2 of a percentage point from January’s revised rate.
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Read full storyThursday, March 07, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Holiday employment that ended at the start of the new year is one of the leading factors that caused an increase in county unemployment rates across Tennessee in January 2024. While statewide unemployment numbers are adjusted to consider the impacts of seasonal labor, county unemployment rates are not adjusted.
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Read full storyThursday, February 29, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Tennessee started the new year with little movement in its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide jobless number inched up only 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.5%. December’s revised rate was 3.4%.
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Read full storyThursday, January 25, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Nearly every county in Tennessee ended 2023 with lower unemployment, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Ninety-two of the state’s 95 counties posted rates in December that came in lower than their November statistics.
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Read full storyThursday, January 18, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Unemployment in Tennessee held steady during the final month of 2023. Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed the rate did not change between November and December at 3.5%.
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Read full storyThursday, December 28, 2023 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – County unemployment rates dropped in a majority of Tennessee’s counties in November, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties recorded lower rates for the month.
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Read full storyThursday, December 21, 2023 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – As Tennessee employers prepared for the busy holiday season, new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed more Tennesseans were available to work in November 2023 when compared to the previous month.
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Read full storyWednesday, November 22, 2023 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Unemployment rates in most Tennessee counties remained below 5% in October, according to newly released county data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).