Posted 4/22/24


Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate dropped for the second consecutive month in March, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The seasonally adjusted rate for the month came in at 3.2%, 0.1 of a percentage point lower than February’s rate of 3.3%.

Tennessee’s all-time low unemployment rate is 3.1%, which the state recorded during three months in 2023.

In a year-to-year comparison, Tennessee’s latest jobless rate of 3.2% is exactly the same as the rate from March 2023.