Updated August 27, 2019

The unemployment rate increased in 93 of 95 Tennessee counties in July according to data released by the Department Of Labor and Workforce Development.

According to the release, the jobless rate typically increases in July due to seasonal workers who are temporarily out of work, including education service jobs such as bus drivers, custodians and school support staff.

In Giles County, the rate jumped from 3.4 percent in June to 4.3 percent in July.

Hancock County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 8.2 percent which is 0.5 of a percentage point higher than it was in June.

At 8.1 percent, Clay County had the second-highest jobless rate in July.

County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted, while both the state and national rates use the seasonal adjustment to eliminate outside influences on the statistics.