However, compared to unemployment rates of June 2015, the rates are down in all of the Golden Triangle counties, which is also true of the state and national rates.
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According to statistics the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released today, Davidson continues to register the lowest unemployment rate of the state’s four major metropolitan areas.
Of local counties, Franklin County continues to report some of the highest unemployment rates in the state, coming in at 8.3 percent, down from 8.5 percent reported in May.
The jobless rate in the city of DeKalb was 5.7 percent in June, down from 6 percent in June 2015. June number was 5.8 percent, an increase compared to the 4.4 percent May figure.
In June, there were 25,111 Clallam County residents working – down from 25,213 in May – and 2,165 looking for work, an increase of 35 from the previous month, Employment Security said.
Unemployment in Southeast Tennessee was lowest in Hamilton and Bradley counties at 4.9 percent and highest in Rhea County at 7.7 percent.
IL businesses lost jobs in six metro areas including the Quad Cities (-2.9 percent, -5,500), Bloomington (-1.6 percent, -1,500) and Peoria (-1.3 percent, -2,400). It was followed by Leslie County, 13.7 percent; Harlan County, 12.6 percent; Letcher County, 12 percent; Elliott County, 11.9 percent; Pike County, 11.6 percent; Floyd County, 11.4 percent; Knott County, 11.3 percent; Wolfe County; 11.2 percent; and Clay County, 11.1 percent. That rate was 3.8 percent a year ago.
Civilian labor force statistics include non-military workers and the unemployed who are actively seeking work.
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In contrast to the monthly national and state data, unemployment statistics for counties are not seasonally adjusted.
