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.
ITT Goulds Pumps, an industrial pump maker owned by ITT Inc., plans to invest $31 million and create 57 jobs at a new manufacturing and distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee state officials said Monday, Oct. 19. It will be the company's first Tennessee location.
