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Tennessee's Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.3% In April

  • Thursday, May 19, 2016
Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced Thursday that the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for April was 4.3 percent, two-tenths of a percentage point decrease from the March revised rate of 4.5 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for April was 5.0 percent, remaining unchanged from the previous month.

Economic Summary
  • Over the past year, Tennessee's unemployment rate decreased from 5.9 percent to 4.3 percent while the national rate declined from 5.4 percent to 5.0 percent.
  • Total nonfarm employment increased 1,300 jobs from March to April.
    The largest increases occurred in professional/business services, wholesale trade, & leisure/hospitality.
  • Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 83,800 jobs. The largest increases occurred in trade/transportation/utilities, education/health services, & professional/business services.
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