TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 27, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced yesterday that 91 of the state's 95 counties reported unemployment rates of less than 5% for November, with rates decreasing in 17 counties. Unemployment rates held steady in 30 counties, while they increased in 48 counties from October to November. According to the report, Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 3.5%. The rate rose two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month, but it remains seven-tenths of a percentage point below the national rate of 4.2%.