Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly

Nashville - Tennessee’s unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points in September, with Carroll, Henry and Weakley counties also recording decreases. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported the state’s September unemployment rate at 3.3%, below the national rate of 4.0%. Every county in Tennessee reported a decline in their unemployment rates from the previous month, according to September data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD)