Tennessee County Unemployment Rates for December 2014
February 1, 2015
Nashville, TN – Tennessee County unemployment rates for December 2014, show the rate decreased in 20 counties, increased in 64 counties, and remained the same in 11 counties. Henry County’s December rate increased to 8.5 percent, up from 8.2 percent in November.
Knox County had the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate in December at 5.0 percent, down from 5.1 percent in November.
Tennessee County Unemployment Rates for September/October 2013
December 2, 2013
Nashville, TN – Tennessee County unemployment rates for October 2013, show the rate increased in 64 counties, decreased in 18, and remained the same in 13 counties.
The unemployment rate for Paris/Henry County was 10.8 percent in September and rose to 11.0 percent in October.
Paris-Henry County Unemployment Rates for September/October 2013
Veteran Tax Credits Extended and Increased in Scope
February 8, 2012
Law Encourages Businesses to Hire Vets and Helps Vets Find Work
Nashville, TN – The Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 amends and expands definitions of the veteran target groups for employers hiring veterans through the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program.
“The Vow to Hire Heroes Act provides tax incentives for employers to hire both short-term and long-term unemployed veterans and affords larger tax credits for hiring certain categories of veterans,” said Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Karla Davis. “The extension of the veterans’ category of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit is a needed strategy to increase employment opportunities for veterans and to reduce the unsatisfactorily high unemployment rate of veterans.” [Read more]
