Monday, April 20, 2026

Low local unemployment streak continues

By Amye Anderson UCBJ Managing Editor UPPER CUMBERLAND – Unemployment rates across the state (3.5 percent) continue to hover below the national average (4.1 percent). Locally,...

Low state unemployment numbers hold steady

By Amye Anderson UCBJ Managing Editor UPPER CUMBERLAND – Another month, another low unemployment rate reported. While the preliminary seasonally-adjusted 3.4-percent unemployment rate for March isn’t...

Unemployment rates remain steady across region

By Michelle Price UCBJ Managing Editor UPPER CUMBERLAND – Unemployment rates across the Upper Cumberland remained steady with four counties -Cannon, Macon, Putnam and Smith- below...

Unemployment rates remain low across region, US rate lowest in nearly 50 years

By Michelle Price UCBJ Managing Editor UPPER CUMBERLAND – Unemployment rates remained fairly constant for all counties across the Upper Cumberland in September. Rates dropped 0.1...

Jobless rates spike in June

UPPER CUMBERLAND – The Upper Cumberland saw an across-the-board spike in unemployment rates in June. All 14 counties were up month-to-month, according to data released...

December jobless rates largely unchanged

UPPER CUMBERLAND – Unemployment rates were largely unchanged in the Upper Cumberland in the month December, although the region has seen a drop in...