NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Officials announced Thursday that in September 2017, for the first time ever, the unemployment rate in all 95 Tennessee counties dropped below 5 percent.
This is the second consecutive month rates have declined in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties.
September also marked the fourth consecutive month Tennessee experienced a historic low statewide unemployment rate. At 3 percent, Tennessee has the lowest unemployment in the southeast and the eighth lowest rate in the nation.
Clarksville’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent, down from 5.9 percent in September of last year. Montgomery County’s rate dropped to 3.3 percent, also down from 5.9 percent last year.
“With every county seeing unemployment rates below five percent and with a record statewide unemployment rate, Tennessee’s fiscal strength is clear and the investment in our workforce is paying off,” Governor Bill Haslam said in a press release. “Employers know that Tennessee is a place where they can find skilled workers, so they continue to expand and relocate here.”
This is the fourth time in 2017 unemployment rates have decreased in all 95 counties. Rates also dropped in every county during February, April and August. Unemployment data for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties is available here.
The improved county statistics for September follow the fourth consecutive month Tennessee experienced a record low statewide unemployment rate, which was 3 percent, down 0.3 percent from August. The national unemployment rate also dropped in September to 4.2 percent.
Additional information about Tennessee’s labor statistics, as well as job search resources and postings, can be found at Jobs4TN.gov.