Each of Tennessee?s 95 counties experienced an increase in unemployment during January, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Eighty-five counties reported rates less than 5%, while the remaining ten counties had rates of 5% or greater, but less than 10%.
Williamson and Moore counties had the state?s lowest unemployment for the month. Both counties recorded rates of 2.2% in January.
In Warren Co. the rate increased 0.9 percent from 3.5 percent in December to 4.4 percent in January. One year ago the rate was 5.8 percent . In White Co. it was 3.5 percent, up 0.4 percent from December to January. In Janauary 2021 it was 4.9 percent. In Van Buren Co. it was 4.4 percent in January, up 0.6 percent from December. In January 2021 it was 6.3 percent.
Statewide, January?s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.5% was the lowest it has been since November 2019. It was down 0.1 of a percentage point from December?s revised rate of 3.6%.
Across the nation, seasonally adjusted unemployment for January increased slightly from 3.9% to 4%.