Unemployment rates below 5% across Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — For the month of April, the Tennessee Division of Labor and Workforce Growth discovered practically each county in Tennessee had unemployment charges beneath 5%.

The one exception was Perry County, which had an unemployment price of 5.1%, down from its March price of 5.2%.

In April, unemployment charges decreased in 12 Tennessee counties and elevated in 60. Jobless numbers didn’t change within the different 23 counties. The charges within the state represented an total historic low, close to March’s record-breaking price of three.2%.

The bottom unemployment price was 2% in Williamson County, which was at 1.9% in March. The subsequent lowest for April was Moore County at 2.1%, up 0.2% from March.

The calculations made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are factored otherwise on a county versus a statewide stage. When figuring out county unemployment ranges, BLS doesn’t consider seasonal impacts on information, which it does issue for statewide unemployment numbers.

The general nationwide unemployment price in April remained unchanged at 3.6%. One 12 months in the past, it was 6%.

Anybody can learn a report detailing the whole evaluation of the state’s April information on the Tennessee state web site.

Job seekers may discover methods into the workforce on the TN Work Prepared web site.

Info on the Could 2022 unemployment charges can be launched in June.