Tennessee Unemployment climbs staggering due to COVID-19
May 21, 2020
Nashville, TN – Newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development revealed the state’s highest-ever unemployment rate amid the COVID-19 health emergency.
The preliminary seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for April 2020 is 14.7%, which is an unprecedented spike of 11.4 percentage points when compared to March’s revised rate of 3.3%.
Tennessee Unemployment Rate more than Quadruples during Height of COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic.
Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate sees slight increase in February
March 28, 2020
Tennessee Statewide Unemployment Remained Relatively Unaffected by COVID-19 in February
Nashville, TN – Unemployment rates are a lagging measure and for the month of February remained relatively unaffected by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for February 2020 experienced a slight increase according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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.
Unemployment Remains Unchanged During the First Month of 2020
March 7, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January 2020 is 3.3%, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Tennessee Unemployment Remains Unchanged During the First Month of 2020
Tennessee Unemployment rate remains steady in October
November 17, 2019
Nashville, TN – Tennessee’s unemployment rate held steady in October. The new rate of 3.4 percent matches the previous month’s rate, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
While Tennessee’s jobless rate remained the same between September and October, over the past year, Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate experienced a slight uptick from 3.3 percent to 3.4 percent.
Tennessee Unemployment Rates – 2017 through 2019
Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate Drops in September
October 19, 2019
Tennessee Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly in Month-to-Month Comparison
Nashville, TN – Newly released information from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows lower unemployment across the state in September. The seasonally adjusted rate of 3.4 percent is 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the revised August rate of 3.5 percent.
Unemployment in Tennessee Drops in Every County in August
September 30, 2019
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) reports unemployment rates for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties dropped during August 2019 according to data it released Thursday.
Tennessee’s Historic Low Unemployment Holds Steady In March
April 21, 2019
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD)
Nashville, TN – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for March 2019 remains at the historic low of 3.2 percent according to the latest statistics released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
Tennessee Unemployment Rate Remains Unchanged from Historic Low Set in February.
Tennessee Begins 2019 With Continued Low Unemployment
March 10, 2019
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord announced this week a preliminary statewide unemployment rate of 3.3 percent for January 2019.
Unemployment in Tennessee Continues Near All-Time Historic Low
November 18, 2018
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips have released the statewide unemployment rate for October 2018 showing Tennessee’s jobless rate was still near historic lows, despite a slight uptick.
Thousands of new jobs added across Tennessee during October.
