Updated 4/24/20

New data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows unemployment rates improve in many counties during March 2020.
In Giles County, the rate decreased to 4.8 percent from 4.9  percent in February 2020.
The county had a total of 742 people unemployed in March.
Newly released unemployment data shows the jobless rate dropped in two-thirds of Tennessee's 95 counties during March 2020. The unemployment data for the month does not take into account the impact of the COVID-19 health emergency.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development did not begin to see the unprecedented increase in unemployment claims until the third and fourth weeks of March.
Unemployment rates decreased in 61 counties during March, increased in 18 counties, and remained the same in 16 counties.
Lincoln County recorded Tennessee's highest unemployment rate at 7%, which is a 0.2 of a percentage point drop when compared to the previous month.
The state of Tennessee will release the April 2020 statewide unemployment rate on Thursday, May 21.