Unemployment rates dropped in counties across Tennessee in February, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Each of the state?s 95 counties saw lower unemployment during the second month of 2022.
Ninety-one counties recorded a rate of less than 5% for February, while four counties had unemployment higher than 5%, but less than 10%, during the month.
Moore County had Tennessee?s lowest unemployment rate in February. At 1.8%, its rate dropped 0.4 of a percentage point from the January rate of 2.2%. Williamson County had the state?s second-lowest rate for the month at 2%, down 0.2 of a percentage point.
In Warren Co. the rate decreased 0.8 percent from 4.4 percent in January to 3.6 percent in February. One year ago the rate was 5.7 percent . In White Co. it was 3.1 percent, down 0.4 percent from January to February. In February 2021 it was 4.8 percent. In Van Buren Co. it was 4.0 percent in February, down 0.4 percent from January. In February 2021 it was 5.8 percent.
Tennessee?s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.4%, a 0.1 of a percentage point drop from January?s rate of 3.5%. The new figure came in 1.6 percentage points lower than the 2021 rate of 5%.