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The unemployment rates increased in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties in October, according to information released last week by the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Eighty-nine counties recorded rates below 5%, while the remaining six counties had rates at or over that threshold, according to the TDLWD.
Williamson County had the lowest rate in the state for the month. At 2.4%, the county’s jobless number inched up by 0.3 of a percentage point.
Bledsoe County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate in October. At 5.4%, its rate grew by 0.6 of a percentage point.
Locally, unemployment rose by a half a percentage point in Anderson County, climbing from 2.9% in September to 3.4% last month.
In Campbell County, unemployment ticked up by three-tenths of a point, going from 3.7% in September to 4.0% in October.
The Knox County unemployment rate increased by half a point, jumping from 2.4 to 2.9% last month.
Morgan County saw its unemployment rate climb by six-tenths of a point, from 3.3% in September to 3.9% last month.
Roane County’s rate also ticked up in October, climbing half a percent to 3.7% in October from September’s figure of 3.2%.
Statewide, October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained low at 3.5% and still near the record low of 3.2%.
Across the nation, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate grew by 0.2 of a percentage point in October to 3.7%. Compared to October 2021, the national rate is down 0.9 of a percentage point.
A complete analysis of Tennessee’s October 2022 county unemployment data is located here.
