Cumberland County’s August unemployment rate was 4.3 percent. That is a decrease of 0.5 percent from July’s rate of 4.8 percent and down 0.1 percent from the same time last year.
Every county in Tennessee experienced lower unemployment rates in August according to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted to account for different impacts on the workforce.
Statewide, seasonally adjusted unemployment did inch up in August. It was the first increase after three consecutive months of a steady rate. It went from 3.3% to 3.4% between July and August.
Nationally, seasonally adjusted unemployment increased slightly between July and August, up 0.2 of a percentage point to 3.7%.