The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development reported this afternoon the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 3.3 percent, up slightly from 3.2 percent in September.
Tennessee’s rate a year ago was 3.5 percent. During the past 12 months, employers across the state added 40,000 jobs to Tennessee’s workforce.
The national unemployment rate for October 2023 was 3.9 percent, up from 3.8 percent in September.
County unemployment data for October will be released next week.
