Every one of Tennessee's 95 counties posted a lower unemployment rate in September than in August, and 93 had rates below 5%, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Thursday, Oct. 22.
Three Tennessee employers have told the state they will permanently close operations and lay off a combined 302 workers, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notices posted by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Tuesday, Oct. 20.