{"id":13423,"date":"2018-01-26T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=13423"},"modified":"2018-01-26T20:48:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T02:48:24","slug":"paris-henry-county-unemployment-dropped-to-4-0-in-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2018\/01\/26\/paris-henry-county-unemployment-dropped-to-4-0-in-december-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris-Henry County Unemployment dropped to 4.0% in December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennessee Counties End 2017 With Continued Low Unemployment<\/h2>\n

\"TennesseeNashville, TN<\/strong> – Tennessee County unemployment rates released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show unemployment remained below 5 percent in an overwhelming majority of the state\u2019s 95 counties during December 2017.<\/p>\n

Unemployment in Paris-Henry County dropped from 4.2 percent in November to 4.0 percent in December and is down 2.3 percent from December 2016’s unemployment rate of 6.3 percent.<\/p>\n

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The latest statistics also highlight how each county had significantly lower unemployment compared to one year ago.<\/p>\n

Eighty-nine counties experienced unemployment under 5 percent during the last month of the year.  Seventy-seven counties saw their rates decrease, including Williamson County, which had Tennessee\u2019s lowest rate at 2.2 percent, a 0.3 percent drop from the previous month.  Davidson County\u2019s rate of 2.3 percent was the second lowest in state and represents a 0.2 percent decrease from November.<\/p>\n

The list of top ten counties with the lowest unemployment also includes Rutherford, Cheatham, Wilson and Knox Counties, which each saw a decrease of 0.3 percent in December.  The rates in Sumner and Moore Counties went down by 0.2 percent last month, while Macon and Bradley Counties moved into the top ten.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s great the counties with the lowest rates all experienced a decrease in unemployment during December,\u201d TDLWD Commissioner Burns Phillips said.  \u201cBut Tennessee\u2019s economic outlook is even more encouraging when you compare the year-to-year figures for every county in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lake County\u2019s current rate of 4.9 percent represents a staggering 5.2 percent decrease from its December 2016 rate of 10.1 percent.  In east Tennessee, Scott County\u2019s rate was down 4.6 percent and Cocke County\u2019s unemployment dropped by 3.4 percent from December 2016 to December 2017.  Every county in Tennessee had significantly lower unemployment compared to December of last year.<\/p>\n

Only seven counties saw their rates slightly increase during December, including Rhea County, which had the state\u2019s highest unemployment rate at 5.6 percent.  Even with a 0.2 percent increase, Rhea County\u2019s jobless number for December 2017 was down 3.3 percent from its December 2016 rate of 8.9 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve made a tremendous amount of progress over the last 12 months,\u201d Commissioner Phillips noted.  \u201cBut we are constantly working to make sure every Tennessean has the opportunity to earn a good wage, at a good job, so they can provide for their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennessee\u2019s statewide unemployment rate is the lowest among its neighboring states in the southeast and it is the 8th<\/sup> lowest in the entire nation. <\/p>\n

The statewide unemployment rate is seasonally adjusted, while the county rates are not.  Seasonal adjustment is a statistical technique that eliminates the influences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools and other recurring seasonal events from an economic times series.<\/p>\n

December 2017 unemployment data for each of Tennessee\u2019s counties can be found here. <\/a> Additional information on labor statistics for each of Tennessee’s counties can be found at www.Jobs4TN.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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