Tennessee Unemployment Rate Decreased Statewide

NEW DATA RELEASED FROM THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SHOWS A DECREASE ACROSS THE STATE. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, UNEMPLOYEMENT DECREASED IN 65 COUNTIES WHILE 20 COUNTIES REMAINED THE SAME. 10 COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE SAW AN INCREASE IN THE UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE. STATEWIDE UNEPLOYEMENT IN TENNESSEE WAS LOWER FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH. TENNESSEE’S NEW SEASONALLY ADJUSTED RATE OF 4.2% WAS TWO/TENTHS OF A PERCENTAGE POINT LESS THEN SEPTEMBER’S REVISED RATE OF 4.4%. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UNEMPLOYEMENT, VISIT TN.GOV

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