Updated 9/30/19

Unemployment rates for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties dropped during August 2019 according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

According to a press release, unemployment is now less than 5 percent in 89 of the state’s counties. The August rates in six counties currently sit at 5 percent or greater.

In Giles County, the rate dropped from 4.3 percent in July to 3.8 in August.

According to Commissioner Jeff McCord, many counties saw unemployment decrease by more than a percentage point in August, while several dropped by two percentage points.

Sevier and Williamson counties had Tennessee’s lowest unemployment in August with a rate of 2.5 percent. Williamson County’s rate dropped by 0.7 of a percentage point when compared to the previous month, while Sevier County decreased by 0.8 of a percentage point.

Tennessean searching for new or better employment opportunities can access more than 200,000 current job openings,  as well as other job search tools on the state's workforce development website, jobs-4-tn.gov