June 26, 2011 |
Rate Decreases in 56 counties, increases in 24, and stays the same in 15
Nashville, TN – County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for May 2011, released today, show that the rate decreased in 56 counties, increased in 24 counties, and stayed the same in 15 counties.
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 9.7 percent, up slightly from the April rate of 9.6. The national unemployment rate for May 2011 was 9.1 percent, up from April’s 9.0 percent.
 May Clarksville-Montgomery County area unemployment rates.
The unemployment rate for Montgomery County stayed the same at 9.2 percent.
Lincoln County registered the state’s lowest county unemployment rate at 6.1 percent, down from the April rate of 6.6 percent, followed by Williamson County at 6.6 percent, down from 7.0 percent. Scott County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 20.8 percent, down from 22.1 percent in the previous month, followed by Lauderdale County at 14.8 percent, unchanged from the April rate.
Knox County had the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate of 7.4 percent, down from 7.7 percent in April. Hamilton County was 8.2 percent, unchanged from the previous month. Davidson County was 8.6 percent, down from 8.8 percent in April, and Shelby County was 10.0 percent, unchanged from their April unemployment rate.
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TopicsClarksville TN, Clarksville Unemployment Rate, Davidson County, Knox County, Lauderdale County, Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Unemployment Rate, Scott County, Shelby County, Stewart County, Tennessee Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee Unemployment Rate, Williamson County
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