Tennessee Continues To Experience Historically Low Unemployment
June 15, 2018
Tennessee Unemployment Has Remained 3.5 percent or Lower for 11 Consecutive Months
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today that Tennessee’s May 2018 statewide unemployment rate of 3.5 percent marked the 11th consecutive month the figure has been 3.5 percent or lower.
While the May unemployment rate represents a slight uptick of 0.1 of a percentage point compared to the April rate of 3.4 percent, year-to-year, it is 0.3 of a percentage point lower than it was in May 2017.
Tennessee Unemployment Rate Remains Near Historic Lows, Holds Steady From February
April 21, 2018
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced the March 2018 statewide unemployment rate for Tennessee remained near historic lows and matched the revised rate from the previous month.
The preliminary, seasonally adjusted rate for March was 3.4 percent, which mirrored the revised rate for February and was nearly one percentage point less than the March 2017 rate of 4.2 percent.
Tennessee Statewide Unemployment Rate Remains Near Historic Low Levels
March 22, 2018
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced statewide unemployment remained near historic low levels in February with the preliminary rate at 3.4 percent.
February’s rate is up just 0.1 of a percentage point from January’s revised rate of 3.3 percent. Over the past 12 months, Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased a full percentage point from 4.4 percent to 3.4 percent and remains less than the national average of 4.1 percent.
Tennessee Begins 2018 With County Unemployment Rates Lower Than January 2017
March 18, 2018
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) have released county unemployment statistics for January 2018. A vast majority of the state’s 95 counties continue to record unemployment rates under 5 percent and every county’s rate was lower than it was in January 2017.
Henry County’s unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, up 1.0 percent from December’s 3.9 percent.
Tennessee Starts 2018 With Continued Low Unemployment
March 10, 2018
January 2018 Statewide Unemployment Rate is More Than a Percentage Point Lower than 2017
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced that unemployment across Tennessee remained low at the start of 2018.
Data released today revealed the preliminary statewide unemployment rate for January 2018 was 3.3 percent, which matched the revised rate for December 2017.
Paris-Henry County Unemployment dropped to 4.0% in December 2017
January 26, 2018
Tennessee Counties End 2017 With Continued Low Unemployment
Nashville, TN – Tennessee County unemployment rates released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show unemployment remained below 5 percent in an overwhelming majority of the state’s 95 counties during December 2017.
Unemployment in Paris-Henry County dropped from 4.2 percent in November to 4.0 percent in December and is down 2.3 percent from December 2016’s unemployment rate of 6.3 percent.
Tennessee Businesses Save Millions With Employer Tax Credit
November 28, 2017
Tennessee Will Issue a Record-Breaking Number of Work Opportunity Tax Credits in 2017
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) continues to issue a record number Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC) to business owners across the state.
A streamlined, modernized application process makes it easier for employers to take advantage of this beneficial tax credit.
Unemployment Rates In Nearly All Tennessee Counties Remained Under 5.0 Percent In October
November 25, 2017
State Continues to Experience Record Low Unemployment
Nashville, TN – Nearly all Tennessee counties continued to have unemployment rates below 5.0 percent in October 2017, following a record-breaking September when, for the first time ever, each of the state’s 95 counties experienced a rate below 5.0 percent.
October marked the fifth consecutive month Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate was in record territory, matching the all-time low of 3.0 percent set the month before.
Tennessee Continues To Record Historically Low Unemployment Rate
November 17, 2017
October Tennessee Statewide Unemployment Rate holds steady at record-breaking 3.0 percent
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced that for the fifth month in a row, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is lower than it has been in recorded history.
The state unemployment rate for October 2017 held steady at 3.0 percent, matching the historically low rate set in September.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
Haslam Announces Unemployment Rates In All 95 Counties Drop Below 5 Percent For The First Time
October 28, 2017
Tennessee Unemployment Rates Drop in Each County amid Historic Statewide Unemployment Rate
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today that in September 2017, for the first time ever, below 5 percent in every county across the state. This is the second consecutive month rates have declined in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties.
September also marked the fourth consecutive month Tennessee experienced a historic low statewide unemployment rate.
