The employment situation improved in a majority of Tennessee?s counties during November, according to data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This comes after the statewide unemployment rate returned to pre-pandemic levels for the month.
Eighty-five counties recorded lower unemployment rates in November, while five counties saw no movement with their rates, and the remaining five counties experienced a slight increase in unemployment.
Williamson County continued to have the state?s lowest level of unemployment. At 2.1%, its November rate is down 0.1 of a percentage point when compared to October. Cheatham County had the second-lowest rate in the state, moving from 2.5% to 2.2% in November.
In Warren Co. the rate decreased 0.7 percent from 4.1 percent in October to 3.4 percent in November. One year ago the rate was 5.2 percent . In White Co. it was 2.9 percent, down 0.3 percent from October to November. In November 2020 it was 4.8 percent. In Van Buren Co. it was 4.0 percent in November, down 0.1 percent from October. In November 2020 it was 5.7 percent.
Statewide, Tennessee experienced lower unemployment for the sixth consecutive month. With a November seasonally adjusted rate of 4%, down 0.2 of a percentage point from October.
Nationally, unemployment also improved in November. The seasonally adjusted rate for the month was 4.2%, down 0.4 of a percentage point from the October rate of 4.6%.