Henry County Unemployment Rate dropped slightly in December
January 29, 2023
Nashville, TN – Nearly every county in Tennessee ended 2022 with lower unemployment rates, according to the December 2022 data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The unemployment rate for Henry County in December was 3.3 percent. That is down 0.2 percent from November’s 3.5 percent.
Tennessee Unemployment Rates drop in almost every County
September 26, 2021
Nashville, TN – Unemployment rates in nearly all of Tennessee’s counties decreased in August. This marks the second consecutive month the jobless situation has improved in 93 or more of the state’s 95 counties.
August unemployment rates were lower in 93 counties across the state. The rate in Williamson County remained unchanged from July at 2.6%. Unemployment increased in Maury County from 4.2% to 4.5% in a month-to-month comparison.
Tennessee Unemployment improves in Almost Every County in July
August 29, 2021
Nashville, TN – As Tennesseans continue to rejoin the workforce, all but one of the state’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment in July, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Tennessee Unemployment Falls or Remains Steady
June 24, 2021
Most Tennessee Counties had Unemployment Rates Under 5% in May.
Nashville, TN – The majority of Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in May 2021, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Henry County’s unemployment rate in May was 4.5 percent down 0.1 percent from April’s 4.4 percent.
Tennessee Department of Education releases 2019-20 ACT State Results. Participation Rate Data
November 22, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education released the ACT state results and participation rate for the 2020 graduating class.
Participation remained relatively stable with 62,564 graduates taking the ACT, and the state average composite ACT score for 2019-20 school year is 19.9, also relatively stable from the average composite score of 20.0 for the 2019-2019 graduating class.
Participation Rate Remains Stable, State Average Composite Dips Slightly
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announces 20 TN Counties Will Receive Federal Recovery Assistance for May Derecho, Storm
July 10, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today the federal government is granting his request for Major Disaster Declaration and making federal recovery assistance available to 20 counties impacted from severe weather, flooding, and straight-line winds on May 3rd and May 4th, 2020.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee
Tennessee County Unemployment Rates in January increased
March 16, 2020
Nashville, TN – New data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows unemployment increases in nearly all of Tennessee’s 95 counties in January 2020.
Henry County unemployment rate in January was 5.3 percent, up 1.1 percent from December’s 4.2 percent.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump Approves Tennessee Disaster Declaration
December 6, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, Friday, December 6th, 2019, U.S. President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Tennessee and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm and straight-line winds on October 26th, 2019.
Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storm and straight-line winds in Benton County, Decatur County, Hardin County, Henderson County, Houston County, Humphreys County, McNairy County, Montgomery County, Perry County, and Wayne County.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump
Tennessee Unemployment in October went up in some Counties, down in others
December 3, 2019
Nashville, TN – Newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) shows 38 counties experienced a drop in unemployment during October, while rates remained the same in 24 counties, and increased in 33 counties.
Henry County’s unemployment rate was unchanged in October, remaining at 3.7 percent, the same as September.
Several Southern Middle Tennessee Counties See Dramatic Spike in Unemployment for the month of October.
TDOE Releases TNReady Results for 2019
August 16, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has released the TNReady assessment results which indicates that students across the state are performing better in almost all math subjects.
The TNReady scores also show that more than half the schools in Tennessee – 56 percent – improved their growth scores (TVAAS scores) from the previous year, with 41 percent of all schools earning a level 4 or 5 TVAAS rating which measures year-to-year growth.
TNReady assessment results have been released by the Tennessee Department of Education.
