94 Tennessee counties record unemployment rates below 5%
All but one of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported a drop in their unemployment rates in April, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unemployment rates decreased from March to April in 94 counties, with only Unicoi County reporting an increase.
Williamson County recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate for the month at 2.2%. The rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month. Rutherford County had the second-lowest rate in April at 2.3%, down three-tenths of a percentage point from March.
Four counties, Wilson, Cheatham, Knox, and Robertson, reported rates of 2.4%.
Johnson County in northeastern Tennessee had the state’s highest unemployment rate in April at 5.1%. Johnson was the only county with an unemployment rate higher than 5%. Still, the county’s rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
Unicoi County had the next-highest rate at 4.9%, up two-tenths of a percentage point. Hardeman County followed with a rate of 4.5%, down seven-tenths of a percentage point from March.
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