The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released unemployment rates for February yesterday. The Seasonally Adjust
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released unemployment rates for February yesterday.
The Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for Tennessee remained the same at 3.5% from January to February.
During the same time period, the Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for the United States increased to 3.6% from January’s 3.4%.
The unemployment rate decreased in 22 counties, increased in 52 counties, and remained the same in 21 counties.
Moore County had the lowest unemployment rate at 2.5 percent.
Cocke County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.5 percent
Locally, Bradley County’s unemployment rate stayed the same at 3.7%.
Polk County’s unemployment rate increased by 2 tenths of a percentage point from 4.3% in January to 4.5% in February.
Rhea County’s unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percent from 5.1% in January to 4.8% in February.
McMinn County’s unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percent from 4.5% to 4.6% in February.
