Published: September 27, 2021

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN NEARLY ALL OF TENNESSEE'S COUNTIES DECREASED IN AUGUST. THIS MARKS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH THE JOBLESS SITUATION HAS IMPROVED IN 93 OR MORE OF THE STATE'S 95 COUNTIES. AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WERE LOWER IN 93 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE RATE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM JULY AT 2.6% WHILE UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN MAURY COUNTY FROM 4.2% TO 4.5% IN A MONTH-TO-MONTH COMPARISON. SEVENTY-NINE COUNTIES RECORDED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES OF LESS THAN 5% FOR THE MONTH AND THE REMAINING 16 COUNTIES HAD AUGUST RATES OF 5% OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 10%. WILLIAMSON COUNTY CONTINUED TO HAVE TENNESSEE'S LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN AUGUST AND GILES AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES CAME IN A 4.4 PERCENT. LEWIS COUNTY WAS AT 4.6 PERCENT, LINCOLN COUNTY AT 4.1 PERCENT, MARSHALL COUNTY AT 4.2 PERCENT AND WAYNE COUNTY AT 4.3. THE STATE IS WORKING TO HELP UNEMPLOYED TENNESSEANS BECOME TN WORK READY, SO THEY CAN SUCCESSFULLY REJOIN THE WORKFORCE. JOB SEEKERS CAN FIND A MULTITUDE OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON RESOURCES BY VISITING WWW.TNWORKREADY.COM.