Cannon County’s unemployment rate jumped up six-tenths of a percentage point from the month of May to June according to figures released by the State Thursday. Out of an estimated work force of 6150 people 5760 were employed while approximately 360 were unemployed. This gives Cannon County an unemployment rate of 6.3 percent up from the 5.7 percent mark in May. All surrounding counties also showed an increase in unemployment as well. Coffee County’s unemployment rate is at 6 percent. Dekalb is at 7.9 percent. Rutherford moved up to 5.2 percent from the 4.6 percent figure in May. Warren County showed the biggest increase with a whole percentage point in June to 6.9 percent while Wilson County is at 5.1 percent. Tennessee’s preliminary unemployment rate for June was 5.7 percent, one-tenth of one percentage point lower than the May revised rate of 5.8 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for June was 5.3 percent, two-tenths of one percentage point lower than the prior month.
