Unemployment rates decrease in majority of State
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March 25, 2021
Most of Tennessee’s 95 counties started 2021 with lower unemployment numbers, according to data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Seventy-eight counties began the new year with a decrease in unemployment. The jobless rate remained the same in seven counties and increased in ten counties.
Rates in 24 counties came in under 5% for the month. The remaining counties, 71 out of the 95, have rates higher than 5%, but less than 10%.
Lewis County decreased from 5.7 percent to 5.1 percent. Hickman, Wayne, Perry and Lawrence also showed a slight decrease: Hickman, 4....
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