Statewide, Tennessee continued to experience near-record low unemployment in April, and county jobless rates for the month were just as impressive. The latest numbers for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show county unemployment decreased in every county. Area counties: Bedford: 3 percent in March. 2.6 in April Coffee: 3.2 in March, down to …
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Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Teacher Paycheck Protection Act, a landmark bill that will give teachers the largest pay raise in state history and protect Tennessee teachers and taxpayers by ensuring that union membership dues are no longer collected by school districts. “Teaching is more than just a career – it’s a calling,” said Gov. …
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The Department of Labor and Workforce Development has released new data that showed unemployment rates improved in 94 of 95 counties across Tennessee in March 2023. Moore and Williamson counties reported the lowest unemployment for the month, with both having a rate of 2.3%. Other area counties: Bedford 3.4 in February to 3% in March …
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New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed the statewide preliminary unemployment rate for March decreased to 3.4% after the statistic has held steady at 3.5% for the last five months. The decrease put the seasonally adjusted rate for March just 0.2 of a percentage point away from Tennessee’s all-time low jobless …
Twenty-two counties across the state saw unemployment rates decrease during February, while unemployment held steady in 21 additional counties. Rates did increase in the remaining 52 counties. Moore County recorded the lowest rate across the state for February at 2.5%, the same as January. Bedford County stayed the same at 3.5%. Coffee Co.’s rate was …
Tennessee’s February 2023 unemployment remained unchanged at 3.5% for the fifth month in a row, according to the latest data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state’s seasonally adjusted jobless number has been at or below 3.5% since January 2022.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and MDS Foods Inc. (MDS Cheese) officials announced Tuesday the company will invest $8.9 million to expand operations at its Tullahoma facility in the Coffee County Joint Industrial Park, a Select Tennessee Certified Site. MDS Cheese will create 75 new jobs in Coffee …
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The end of seasonal holiday jobs in January can be counted as one of the contributing factors that led to higher county unemployment rates across Tennessee for the month. While statewide unemployment numbers are adjusted to consider the impacts of seasonal labor, county unemployment rates are not adjusted. Each of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced an …
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and Bottling Company International (BCI) officials announced Wednesday that the company would invest $9.5 million to establish a new bottling, storage, and distribution facility in Morrison, Tennessee. As a result of the project, BCI will create 57 new jobs in Warren …
Nearly every county in Tennessee ended 2022 with lower unemployment rates, according to the December 2022 data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties reported unemployment rates dropped in December. Three counties experienced steady unemployment during the month, while unemployment increased in the remaining three counties. Williamson …
