Tennessee County Unemployment Rates Improve Across State

February Rates Decrease or Remain the Same in Nearly All Tennessee Counties

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development today released the February 2018 unemployment rates for all Tennessee counties.  The latest statistics showed improved rates for the majority of the state’s counties during the month.

Henry County’s unemployment rate remains the same in February at 4.8 percent.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announces November Unemployment Rate Two Percentage Points Lower Than 2016

Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate Remains One Percentage Point Lower than National Average

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips have announced that the November statewide unemployment rate posted significantly lower than November 2016 and notably lower than the national average.

The preliminary, seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for November 2017 was 3.1 percent – two percentage points lower than it was one year ago and one percentage point below the national average of 4.1.

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