Unemployment Dropped in 70 of Tennessee’s 95 Counties in March
Nearly all counties in Tennessee reported unemployment rates below 5% in March, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Only four of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded 5% or higher unemployment rates, with the highest at 5.7%.
Unemployment rates decreased from February to March in 70 counties. Rates remained the same in 17 counties, and they increased in eight counties. Williamson County once again reported the lowest rate for March at 2.4%, down two-tenths of a percentage point from February.
Cheatham had the next-lowest rate at 2.6%, a decline of one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. Rutherford, Wilson and Knox counties followed, all with rates of 2.7%. Pickett County had Tennessee’s highest unemployment rate in March at 5.7%. The rate was down six-tenths of a percentage point from February’s rate of 6.3%.
Hardeman County had the second-highest rate at 5.2%, the same rate as the previous month. Johnson County followed with a rate of 5.1%, a decline of seven-tenths of a percentage point from February.
Data released last week showed that Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 3.6%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. Unlike the statewide rate, county rates are not adjusted to account for seasonal impacts on employment.
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