Unemployment Remains Near Historic Low Levels in Tennessee
September 20, 2018
Tennessee Government
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee unemployment rate remained near historic low levels in August, despite a slight increase, according to the latest statistics released today by Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips.
The preliminary, seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for August was 3.6 percent, just 0.1 of a percentage point higher than it was in July. Prior to August, Tennessee’s unemployment rate remained at 3.5 percent for three consecutive months.
Statewide unemployment rate sees little movement over past 12 months, records slight uptick in August
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 Governor Bill Haslam announces Tennessee Ends 2017 With 28,000+ New Jobs
January 20, 2018
Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate Remains Well Below National Rate
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced Tennessee ended 2017 with more than 28,000 new jobs across the state in the last year and an unemployment rate nearly 2 percentage points lower than 2016.
In 2017 a total of 28,700 nonfarm jobs were created across the state.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announces November Unemployment Rate Two Percentage Points Lower Than 2016
December 22, 2017
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.
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam.
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.
Tennessee Records Third Straight Month of Record-Low Unemployment Rate
September 16, 2017
3.3 Percent Marks a New Seasonally Adjusted Record for Statewide Rate
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips announces a preliminary unemployment rate of 3.3 percent for August, declining one-tenth of a percent from the previous month.
This marks an all-time low for the statewide unemployment rate and August is the seventh consecutive month Tennessee has seen a decline in the statistic.
U.S. and Tennessee Unemployment Rates – August 2017
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam Announces Lowest Unemployment Rate in State History
July 20, 2017
Tennessee has unemployment rate of 3.6 percent for June 2017
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced Tennessee’s unemployment rate for June 2017 was 3.6 percent, the lowest in Tennessee recorded history.
The June 2017 preliminary seasonally adjusted rate surpasses the previous low of 3.7 percent from March 2000.
Tennessee Unemployment Rate Plummets Nearly an Entire Point to 4.0 Percent
June 16, 2017
Tennessee Unemployment Falls Below the National Average in May 2017
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips announces a preliminary unemployment rate of 4.0 percent for May, remarkably dropping nearly an entire percentage point from April’s revised rate of 4.7 percent.
Declining one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month, the national preliminary rate now stands at 4.3 percent.
