Cumberland County’s June unemployment rate rose 0.9% to 4.3%. That’s still 0.2 of a percentage point less than the June 2023 jobless rate.
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development said seasonal changes in employment that occur annually, such as school breaks, caused unemployment rates to rise in all 95 Tennessee counties in June.
Sevier and Williamson counties reported the lowest unemployment numbers for the month, with rates of 2.7%.
Bledsoe County had the state’s highest June unemployment rate at 5.8%.