Unemployment Drops in Most Tennessee Counties

Unemployment dropped in 89 Tennessee counties in March. Several in Middle Tennessee have the lowest unemployment.

New figures from the state Department of Labor show Davidson, Wilson, Rutherford, Sumner, and Williamson counties in the top ten for low unemployment.

Williamson has the state’s lowest jobless rate, at 5.2 percent.

In Davidson County, the unemployment rate in March was 6.6 percent-almost two points lower than the same month last year.

Although most Tennessee counties reported a drop in joblessness, unemployment in several counties is well above state and national rates.

Scott County, on the Cumberland Plateau, has the state’s highest rate—at more than 17 percent.

Read more about March’s unemployment numbers here.