Tennessee Unemployment Holds Steady

    Monday, May 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM

    By News Staff

    Unemployment in Tennessee held steady at 3.6% in March, and again, remains below the national unemployment rate, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

    The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was also 3.6% a month ago. A year ago, it was 3.5%.

    Local County by County rates looked like this....Giles County 4.5%, Lawrence County 4.4%, Lewis County 5.0%,
    Lincoln County 3.3%, Marshall County 4.4%, Maury County 5.1%, Moore County 3.3%, and Wayne County 3.7%.

    Over the past year, Tennessee employers added 9,200 nonfarm jobs, with the largest gains in the health care 
    and social assistance sector, state government.

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