Unemployment Rates on the Rise in almost All Tennessee Counties

November 26, 2020

Unemployment in 93 of Tennessee’s 95 counties increased in October.
Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment in October and Shelby County recorded the highest.

In Bedford County, their unemployment rate jumped from 5.7 in September to 6.9 percent in October.

Cannon County went up from 4.5 percent to 6 percent.

Coffee County climbed from 5.5 percent in September to 6.6 percent in October.

Franklin County saw its unemployment rate go up from 4.9 percent to 6.1.

Grundy County went up by over 2 percent, going from 6.4 in September to 8.5 in October.

Lincoln County climbed from 6.1 percent in September to 7.5 percent in October.

Moore County was another county that went in October. Jumping from 3.3 to 4.8 percent and in Warren Co. the rate increased from September to October from 6.1 percent to 7.6 percent, up 1.5 percent.

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.