79 Tennessee Counties Report Unemployment Rates Below 5% in February

Seventy-nine of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported unemployment rates below 5% in February, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Officials say unemployment rates increased in 87 counties compared to January, remained the same in five counties, and decreased in three.

Williamson, Macon, and Cheatham counties recorded the lowest unemployment rates in the state at 3% for February. Pickett County reported the highest rate at 6.7%, followed by Perry County at 6.6% and Cocke County at 6.5%.

Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.6%, slightly higher than the previous month but still below the national rate of 4.4%.

Officials note that county-level unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.

The state is expected to release March unemployment data on May 14 at 1:30 PM CDT.