Unemployment Rates in Tennessee Remain Unchanged

UNEMPLOYMENT IN TENNESSEE REMAINED UNCHANGED BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED THURSDAY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE STATE’S SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR SEPTEMBER CAME IN AT 3.4% AND IS JUST 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT AWAY FROM TENNESSEE’S ALL-TIME LOW RATE OF 3.2%. TENNESSEE EMPLOYERS CREATED 13,700 NEW NONFARM JOBS BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. THE TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES SECTOR HAD THE LARGEST NUMBER OF NEW JOBS, FOLLOWED BY THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR, AND THEN THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO TN.GOV.

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