Updated June 21, 2019

Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for May 2019 inched up slightly to 3.3 percent after remaining at an all-time historic low for three consecutive months, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
 
May’s preliminary rate of 3.3 percent is 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the previous month’s rate. Since February, unemployment across the state had held steady at a record 3.2 percent.

Nationally, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent, mirroring April’s national rate and marks a 0.2 of a percentage point drop compared to the same time last year.