by Zachery Schmidt | Jun 26, 2026 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
Only one county in Tennessee had an unemployment rate above 5 percent in May. Perry County, which has an estimated population of 10,000, had a jobless rate of 5.3 percent, according to state government data. The rural county’s unemployment rate remained unchanged from...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 28, 2025 | Economy, National, News
Tennessee had only four counties in March with an unemployment rate of less than 5 percent. This means that 96 percent of Tennessee counties had an unemployment rate below this mark. Those counties are Pickett (5.7 percent), Hardeman (5.2 percent), Johnson (5.1...
