• Unemployment Rates Stay Below 5% in Nearly All Counties

    Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 01:30pm

    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).

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  • Mobile American Job Centers Now Open in Northeast Tennessee

    Monday, October 07, 2024 | 04:15pm

    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.

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  • Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available in Eight Counties

    Thursday, October 03, 2024 | 10:23am

    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 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.

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  • Tennessee OSHA Opens Investigation Into Impact Plastics

    Thursday, October 03, 2024 | 07:58am

    NASHVILLE – After media reports that flash floods swept away employees from Impact Plastics in Erwin while on the job, Tennessee OSHA (TOSHA) has opened an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the workplace fatalities.

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  • Three Consecutive Months of Record-Low Unemployment

    Thursday, August 15, 2024 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee did it again! For a third consecutive month, the statewide unemployment rate remained at an all-time low of 3%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state first marked the record low for seasonally adjusted unemployment in May, and it has held steady ever since.

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  • Tennessee Unemployment Holds Steady at Historic Low

    Thursday, July 18, 2024 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee continues to experience record-low unemployment, according to data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The rate for June came in at 3%, which was unchanged from the all-time low unemployment rate the state recorded in May.

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  • Low County Unemployment Continues Across Tennessee

    Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 01:30pm

    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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