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 County Unemployment Rates Decrease in all Counties for February 2017
March 31, 2017
Nashville, TN – Estimates for February 2017 reveal Tennessee’s county unemployment rates have decreased in all 95 counties, according to data released today by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
Job Influx Meets a 5.4 Percent Tennessee Unemployment Rate in January
March 2, 2017
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announces a preliminary unemployment rate for January at 5.4 percent, increasing from the revised December rate of 5.1 percent.
The U.S. preliminary rate for January is 4.8 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
