Updated 1/24/20

The state of Tennessee ended 2019 with steady unemployment that continued to sit near record low levels.

For the second consecutive month, the state recorded a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.3%. The December 2019 figure is 0.1 of a percentage point away for Tennessee's all-time low unemployment rate of 3.2%, reached in February 2019.

When comparing rates from year-to-year, unemployment in December 2019 is at the same level it was in 2018.

Over the last year, nonfarm employment in Tennessee jumped by 49,200 jobs.

Nationally, unemployment also remained steady. The seasonally adjusted rate for December 2019 is 3.5%, the same as November's rate. Year-to-year, unemployment dropped substantially in the United States, down 0.4 of a percentage point from December 2018.

People in Giles County searching for employment in the new year will find a variety of online resources by logging onto the state's workforce development website at www.Jobs4TN.gov.

Unemployment data for Giles County will be released on Thursday, January 30th.