Montgomery County Unemployment price drops to three.8 p.c – Clarksville On-line

Practically All Counties in Tennessee Have Jobless Charges Beneath 5% in August 2022

Nashville, TN – Each county in Tennessee skilled decrease unemployment charges in August, in response to new knowledge launched by the Tennessee Division of Labor and Workforce Improvement. For the month, 89 counties recorded charges beneath 5%, whereas the remaining six counties got here in with charges greater than 5%, however lower than 10%.

Montgomery County’s unemployment price falls from July’s 4.3 p.c to three.8 p.c in August.

Williamson County’s unemployment price was the bottom in Tennessee throughout August. At 2.3%, the county’s price dropped by 0.3 of a proportion level from its July determine of two.6%.
 
Cheatham County got here in with the state’s second-lowest price for the month at 2.5%, a 0.3 of a proportion level drop when in comparison with the earlier month. Moore County’s price was the third-lowest in August at 2.6%, additionally down 0.3 of a proportion level.
 
Perry County recorded the state’s highest jobless quantity for the month at 5.6%. Its new price accounted for a 0.7 of a proportion level drop from its July price of 6.3%.
 
Bledsoe County had the second-highest price in August at 5.4% however its price dropped by 0.7 of a proportion level for the month. With the third-highest price, Shelby County’s new determine of 5.3% was down 0.7 of a proportion level from its July price.
 
Statewide, seasonally adjusted unemployment did inch up in August. It was the primary improve after three consecutive months of a gentle price. It went from 3.3% to three.4% between July and August.
 
Nationally, seasonally adjusted unemployment elevated barely between July and August, up 0.2 of a proportion level to three.7%.
 
County unemployment charges usually are not seasonally adjusted to account for various impacts on the workforce.

 
A whole evaluation of Tennessee’s August 2022 county unemployment charges is out there here.
 
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