Cumberland County’s May unemployment rate held at 3.4%, unchanged from April but 0.3% less than a year ago.
Across the state, 86 counties saw a slight uptick in their rates during May, while three counties recorded lower rates, and unemployment in six counties remained unchanged from April.
Sevier and Williamson counties had the lowest unemployment in the state in May with a rate of 2.1%.
Bledsoe County’s marked the highest rate in the state. At 4.4%, unemployment in the county increased by 0.5 of a percentage point between April and May.
Tennessee set a record low for statewide unemployment in May when its seasonally adjusted rate dropped to 3% for the first time.