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.
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Tennessee Labor Force Estimates Press Release Dates - 2025
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Read full storyThursday, December 26, 2024 | 01:30pm
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.
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Read full storyThursday, December 19, 2024 | 01:30pm
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).
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Read full storyWednesday, December 18, 2024 | 11:48am
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.
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Read full storyThursday, November 21, 2024 | 01:30pm
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).
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Read full storyThursday, November 14, 2024 | 01:30pm
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).
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Read full storyThursday, 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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Read full storyThursday, October 17, 2024 | 01:30pm
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).
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Read full storyThursday, 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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Read full storyThursday, September 26, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Unemployment rates declined in nearly half of Tennessee’s counties in August and remained the same in 20 counties, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, September 19, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – After three consecutive months of record-low unemployment, the statewide unemployment rate increased slightly last month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, August 22, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – The July employment situation improved in counties across Tennessee, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
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Read full storyThursday, 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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Read full storyThursday, July 25, 2024 | 01:30pm
NASHVILLE – Seasonal changes in employment that occur annually, such as school breaks, caused Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers to increase in June, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).