• Unemployment Rates Fall Below 5% in Nearly All Counties

    Thursday, October 26, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in September, while statewide unemployment inched up for the month, according to the latest data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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  • Tennessee Unemployment Remains Near Historic Low

    Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate for September 2023 inched up slightly from the state’s all-time low rate of 3.1%. Data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the seasonally adjusted rate increased by 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.2% during the month.

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  • Unemployment Drops in Nearly Every Tennessee County in August

    Thursday, September 21, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in August 2023, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unemployment for the month remained unchanged in Cheatham and Lauderdale counties.

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  • Tennessee's Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at Record-Low Level

    Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for August 2023 remained at the state’s all-time low seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1%, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state reached its lowest unemployment rate in July, besting the previous record of 3.2%.

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  • Unemployment Improves in Counties Across Tennessee

    Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – The vast majority of counties in Tennessee experienced a decrease in their unemployment rates during July, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The lower county unemployment rates came during the same month Tennessee hit an all-time low statewide unemployment rate.

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  • Tennessee's Unemployment Rate Sets New Record Low in July

    Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee made history in July when the state recorded its lowest unemployment rate since the federal government began tracking the statistic in 1976. According to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1% was 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the previous all-time low of 3.2%, a figure the state once again reached in June.

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  • Unemployment in Tennessee Drops to Match All-Time Low Rate

    Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee matched its all-time low unemployment rate in June, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The seasonally adjusted rate for the month came in at 3.2%, the historic low that the state first reached prior to the pandemic in 2020.

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  • May's Unemployment Rate Holds Steady Across Tennessee

    Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate held steady at 3.3% in May, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). That number is unchanged from the state’s unemployment rate in April.

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  • Unemployment Drops in Every Tennessee County During April

    Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Statewide, Tennessee continued to experience near-record low unemployment in April, and county jobless rates for the month were just as impressive. The latest numbers for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show county unemployment decreased from Shelby to Sullivan counties during the month.

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  • Unemployment Across Tennessee Decreases in March

    Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide preliminary unemployment rate for March decreased to 3.4% after the statistic has held steady at 3.5% for the last five months.

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  • Unemployment Rates in Many Counties Rebounded in February

    Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Many counties across Tennessee experienced significant drops in unemployment in February after the end of seasonal employment impacted January’s numbers, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

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