The national rate in February was 4.1%
All but 11 counties recorded rates of less than 5% in February
More Tennesseans were on the job in February than the previous month as 88 of 95 counties reported a decline in their unemployment rates, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) announced today.
In two Tennessee counties, unemployment rates in February were the same as in January. Five counties saw an increase. Eighty-four Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates of less than 5%. The remaining 11 counties had rates greater than 5% but less than 10%. Williamson County reported the lowest unemployment rate for the month at 2.6%, a decline of two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month.
Four counties — Cheatham, Wilson, Robertson and Rutherford — had unemployment rates of 2.7%. Macon and Knox counties followed with rates of 2.8%. Cocke County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate for February at 6.6%, a drop of four-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month.
Pickett County had the next-highest rate at 6.3%, a decline of seven-tenths of a percentage point. Lewis County followed with a rate of 5.9%. Its rate in January was 4.1%. Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.7% for six consecutive months.
The national rate in February was 4.1%.
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