Tennessee Records Third Straight Month of Record-Low Unemployment Rate
September 16, 2017
3.3 Percent Marks a New Seasonally Adjusted Record for Statewide Rate
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips announces a preliminary unemployment rate of 3.3 percent for August, declining one-tenth of a percent from the previous month.
This marks an all-time low for the statewide unemployment rate and August is the seventh consecutive month Tennessee has seen a decline in the statistic.
U.S. and Tennessee Unemployment Rates – August 2017
