Seasonal changes in employment that occur annually, such as school breaks, led to an increase in county unemployment rates across Tennessee, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
Unlike the statewide rate, county rates are not adjusted to account for seasonal impacts on employment.
All 95 Tennessee counties reported an increase in their unemployment rates in June over the previous month. Seventy-one counties had unemployment rates of less than 5%.
The remaining 24 counties recorded rates of 5% or greater, with the highest at 6.2%.
Sevier and Cheatham counties recorded the lowest unemployment rates in the state at 3.2%. Both counties’ rates were up five-tenths of a percentage point over their May rates.
Williamson and Wilson counties followed with the next-lowest unemployment rates at 3.3%.
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Perry County had Tennessee’s highest unemployment rate in June. At 6.2%, it was 1.4 percentage points higher than the previous month.
Johnson and Meigs counties each reported rates of 5.9%.
Data released last week showed Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 3.5%. The U.S. rate was 4.1%.
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