Updated January 25, 209

More than three-quarters of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced a drop in unemployment during December 2018 according to data released Thursday by Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dr. Jeff McCord.
 
Seventy-six counties saw a decrease in unemployment in December; the rate remained unchanged in three counties, and 16 counties experienced an uptick in their jobless numbers.
 
Williamson County continued to have the state’s lowest unemployment during the final month of 2018 with a rate of 2.1 percent  Hancock County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 5.7 percent, which increased by 1.1 percent from November’s figure.

Lawrence County saw a decrease in unemployment from 3.8 to 3.5 percent, Marshall County saw their rate decline to 2.8 percent, Giles County saw a rate drop to 3.1 percent, and Maury County’s unemployment rate remained low at 2.6 percent.