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Tennessee Unemployment

325,000 Tennesseans Now Living On Unemployment

Alexis Marshall

May 14, 2020

While the number of new people filing for unemployment each week is ticking downward, the cumulative number relying on government assistance continues to add up. Figures from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development out this morning show more than 29,000 Tennesseans applied for unemployment benefits last week, which is still far above pre-pandemic […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: CARES Act, Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Unemployment, Tennessee Unemployment Trust Fund

Tennessee Unemployment Claims Are Far Above Average, But Tapering

Alexis Marshall

April 30, 2020

The number of additional people filing for unemployment assistance is continuing to taper off in Tennessee, but numbers released Thursday morning still show above-average claims.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Unemployment, unemployment

Tennessee Unemployment Office Says It’s Ready To Begin Disbursing $600 Federal Checks

Samantha Max

April 23, 2020

The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development says some Tennesseans who lost their jobs during the coronavirus outbreak can expect to see the extra $600 promised by the federal government in their bank accounts next week.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Unemployment

Unemployed Tennesseans Can Soon Expect To See An Extra $600 Per Week

Samantha Max

April 14, 2020

Some Tennesseans who have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon receive an extra $600 per week in their bank account.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tennessee Unemployment, unemployment benefits

Tennessee Unemployment Claims Keep On Rising

Alexis Marshall

April 9, 2020

Numbers out Thursday from the state labor department show more than 112,000 Tennesseans filed for unemployment last week. That’s compared to a month ago, when just under 3,000 filed in one week.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates Tagged With: Tennessee Unemployment

Proof of Job Search Required for Unemployment Benefits

Nina Cardona

August 23, 2012

Notices go in the mail next week to Tennesseans on the unemployment rolls. They outline new requirements that go into effect September first for getting benefit checks from the state.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Unemployment, unemployment, work search log

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