Tennessee Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced Thursday the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for September was 4.6 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from the August revised rate of 4.4 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for September was 5.0 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
Economic Summary:
Over the past year, Tennessee's unemployment rate decreased from 5.6 percent to 4.6 percent while the national rate declined from 5.1 percent to 5.0 percent.
Total seasonally adjusted non-farm employment increased 14,800 jobs from August to September.
The largest increases occurred in government, professional/business services and health care/social assistance.
Over the year, non-farm employment increased 71,300 jobs. The largest increases occurred in healthcare/social assistance, professional/business services and trade/transportation/utilities.