LAWMAKERS PASS BILL SLASHING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PERIOD BY MORE THAN HALF
Tennessee lawmakers pushed forward a bill to slash unemployment benefits by more than half. If signed by Governor Bill Lee, State Bill... Read More
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS IN ALL 95 COUNTIES FOR NOVEMBER
Tennessee’s November unemployment rate was just slightly below that for the nation. The U.S. stands at 3.7 percent, while the Volunteer State... Read More
CUMBERLAND COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HANGS STEADY THROUGH OCTOBER
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Tennessee rose just 0.1 percent over September’s numbers for the month of October to 3.7 percent.... Read More
U.S. LOSES 33,000 JOBS AFTER HURRICANES SLAM TEXAS, FLORIDA
Businesses lost 33,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department said Friday, due largely to effects from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. It’s the... Read More
TENNESSEE’S JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE LOWEST IN HISTORY
Gov. Bill Haslam has said that Tennessee’s June unemployment rate was the lowest its’ been in history. Haslam says the 3.6 percent... Read More
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO DROP IN MAY ESTIMATES
Unemployment continues to drop in Tennessee as the May adjusted numbers prove. The state rate of unemployment dropped from 4.7 percent in... Read More
APRIL UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS IN ALL 95 TENNESSEE COUNTIES
The April Tennessee seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for April are in showing a good drop across the state. All 95 counties showed... Read More
MAIN STREET PAY HIKE THREATENS WALL STREET PROFITS
Workers, rejoice! After years of waiting, ongoing tightening in the labor market has finally flipped things in your favor. Time to ask... Read More
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES FROM REVISED DECEMBER RATE
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of January was 5.4 percent, an increase from the revised December rate of 5.1 percent. The... Read More