TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 24, 2026

Of Tennessee’s 95 counties, 79 reported unemployment rates below 5% in February, even as most counties saw increases from the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Unemployment rates rose in 87 counties compared with January, remained unchanged in five and decreased in three. Williamson, Macon and Cheatham counties recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rates at 3%, while Pickett County had 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 was 3.6% in February, up slightly from January but still below the national rate of 4.4%.