Bedford County Schools, like most school districts across the nation, need teachers. A robust school system is vital to economic development and a community’s success. Bedford County Schools will host a Teacher Recruitment Fair on Thursday, April 4, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Shelbyville High School Theater lobby, 401 Eagle Blvd. For …
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Holiday employment that ended at the start of the new year is one of the leading factors that caused an increase in county unemployment rates across Tennessee in January 2024. While statewide unemployment numbers are adjusted to consider the impacts of seasonal labor, county unemployment rates are not adjusted. Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced …
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Tennessee started the new year with little movement in its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide jobless number inched up only 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.5%. December’s revised rate was 3.4%. In a year-to-year comparison, the statewide unemployment rate increased by …
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Nearly every county in Tennessee ended 2023 with lower unemployment, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Ninety-two of the state’s 95 counties posted rates in December that came in lower than their November statistics. Moore County continued to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state, with a …
Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin issued a letter to Bridgestone officials on Friday concerning work excuses. Dear Bridgestone, You have several hundred employees that live in Coffee Co. I would like you to walk outside and see the ice on the ground. I would like to ask you to watch the local news. I would …
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Unitech North America, LLC officials announced today the company will invest $30 million to locate its first U.S. facility in Tennessee. In phase one of the project, Unitech will create 75 new jobs in Warren County with plans to grow …
MCCCC is honored to be named a 2023 Tennessee Employment First Inclusive Employer Award Recipient. This recognition from the Tennessee Department of Human Resources recognizes agencies dedicated to the recruitment, hiring, advancement, and retention of people with disabilities. MCCCC Leadership staff built a program for students and adults with disabilities in 2017. This program continues …
County unemployment rates dropped in a majority of Tennessee’s counties in November. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties recorded lower rates for the month. Unemployment remained the same in three counties in November and increased in three counties. Moore County had the state’s lowest rate in November. At 2.4%, its new rate was 0.2 …
As Tennessee employers prepared for the busy holiday season, new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed that more Tennesseans were available to work in November 2023 than the previous month. While the state’s seasonally adjusted Labor Force Participation Rate remained steady at 59.4%, estimates show the number of Tennesseans not working …
Unemployment rates across the state rose in most counties in October. Moore and Sevier counties had Tennessee’s lowest unemployment at 2.6%. Other local counties: Bedford County stayed the same at 3.7 percent. Coffee County went from 3.6 percent in September to 4.4 percent in October. Franklin County rose from 3.9 percent to 4.2. Grundy County …
