Unemployment rates for 94 of Tennessee’s 95 counties dropped in April 2019 according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The unemployment rate in Maury County remained unchanged for the month.
Ninety-four counties have rates lower than 5 percent and only one county’s rate is higher than 5 percent.
Unemployment in Williamson County dipped below 2 percent in April. The county’s current rate of 1.9 percent marks a 0.5 of a percentage point drop from the previous month.
Cannon County’s rate for April was 2.4 percent, a reduction of six-tenths of a percent from March. Only two of Cannon’s contiguous counties were lower, Rutherford and Wilson.
Clay County has the state’s highest rate in April at 5.6 percent, which is a 0.4 of a percentage point decrease from the previous month.
Statewide, unemployment remains at Tennessee’s historic low of 3.2 percent. It is the third consecutive month the rate has been at the record level.
You can find additional information about Tennessee labor statistics on the state’s workforce development website, Jobs4TN.gov.
