Awaiting his turn on a zip line, Nathan Newell looked toward the treetops and admitted he was no Tarzan.

NASHVILLE – County unemployment rates for April 2014, released today, show the rate decreased in all 95 counties.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is taking its Career Center services on the road to more than 30 Tennessee counties this spring and summer via the department’s three “Career Coaches.”

NASHVILLE – The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded the Tennessee Mine Safety Unit a grant of $140,000. The funds will be used to support health and safety training courses and programs designed to reduce mining accidents, injuries, and illnesses, Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for April is 6.3 percent, which is four tenths of one percentage point lower than the 6.7 percent March revised rate and equal to the national preliminary rate for April. The U.S. revised rate for March was also 6.7 percent.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for March is 6.7 percent, which is two tenths of one percentage point lower than the 6.9 percent February revised rate and equal to the national rate for March. The U.S. rate, at 6.7 percent, remains the same as it was in February.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is relocating its Tennessee Career Center services currently at 1295 Poplar Avenue in Memphis to 3040 Walnut Grove Road.

NASHVILLE – Yates Services, LLC, is looking for employees to fill long-term, full-time off shift positions at the Nissan Vehicle Manufacturing Plant in Smyrna.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that BTL Industries, Inc. in Greeneville was chosen to receive the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety.

Davidson County had the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate of 5.6 percent in February, up from 5.3 percent in January. Knox County’s February rate was 5.7 percent, up from 5.5. Hamilton County was 6.9 percent, down from 7.1. Shelby County was 8.4 percent, down from 8.5

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that Mueller Refrigeration, LLC in Hartsville was chosen to receive the SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) award.

NASHVILLE – County unemployment rates for January 2014, released today, show the rate decreased in 34 counties, increased in 49 counties, and remained the same in 12.

NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips have awarded $749,200 in job training grants to 37 companies across the state. Incumbent Worker Training grants assist employers with upgrading skills and avoiding layoffs for their employees.