Unemployment Rate Down in All 95 Counties

June 28, 2020

Numbers from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development show decreases in unemployment for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties.

Coffee County went down by over 5 percent. Going from 19.8 in April to 14.2 percent in May.

Warren County fell to 17.6 percent after 25.1 percent in April and Grundy County went from 24.7 to 17.4 percent.

In Rutherford County their unemployment rate for May was 12.7 after being 16.7 percent in April.

Down in Moore County their rate dropped from 12.2 to 9.4 and Lincoln County’s rate took a fall, going from 16.2 in April to 11.8 in May.

Franklin County’s unemployment rate was 21 percent for April, but fell to 14.3 in May and Bedford County went down to 13.9 in May after being 18.6 in April.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (31 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,993 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.