• State Receives Grant to Work with Federal Inmates in Memphis

    Monday, October 23, 2023 | 12:45pm

    NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Office of Reentry (TOOR) will soon begin working with federal inmates returning to communities in the Memphis area. The office, which is part of the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development, will assist justice-involved individuals in reentering Tennessee’s workforce in an effort to curb recidivism.

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  • Tennessee Unemployment Remains Near Historic Low

    Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate for September 2023 inched up slightly from the state’s all-time low rate of 3.1%. Data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the seasonally adjusted rate increased by 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.2% during the month.

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  • Unemployment Drops in Nearly Every Tennessee County in August

    Thursday, September 21, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in August 2023, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unemployment for the month remained unchanged in Cheatham and Lauderdale counties.

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  • Tennessee's Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at Record-Low Level

    Thursday, September 14, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for August 2023 remained at the state’s all-time low seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1%, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state reached its lowest unemployment rate in July, besting the previous record of 3.2%.

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  • Unemployment Improves in Counties Across Tennessee

    Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – The vast majority of counties in Tennessee experienced a decrease in their unemployment rates during July, according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The lower county unemployment rates came during the same month Tennessee hit an all-time low statewide unemployment rate.

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  • Tennessee's Unemployment Rate Sets New Record Low in July

    Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee made history in July when the state recorded its lowest unemployment rate since the federal government began tracking the statistic in 1976. According to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1% was 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the previous all-time low of 3.2%, a figure the state once again reached in June.

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  • Unemployment in Tennessee Drops to Match All-Time Low Rate

    Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee matched its all-time low unemployment rate in June, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The seasonally adjusted rate for the month came in at 3.2%, the historic low that the state first reached prior to the pandemic in 2020.

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  • Grant Opportunity Available to Increase Youth Work Experience in Tennessee

    Friday, July 14, 2023 | 02:54pm

    The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s (TDLWD) Workforce Services Division is supporting local efforts to increase youth employment through the Summer Youth Employment and Work Experience Program. The benefit of the SYEP is to offer a paid employment opportunity to youth paired with valuable first-hand work experience and educational learning. This program offers eight weeks of paid wages per participant, year-round.

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  • May's Unemployment Rate Holds Steady Across Tennessee

    Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate held steady at 3.3% in May, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). That number is unchanged from the state’s unemployment rate in April.

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  • Unemployment Drops in Every Tennessee County During April

    Thursday, May 25, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – Statewide, Tennessee continued to experience near-record low unemployment in April, and county jobless rates for the month were just as impressive. The latest numbers for the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) show county unemployment decreased from Shelby to Sullivan counties during the month.

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  • Unemployment Across Tennessee Decreases in March

    Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 01:30pm

    NASHVILLE – New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide preliminary unemployment rate for March decreased to 3.4% after the statistic has held steady at 3.5% for the last five months.

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