Tennessee labor officials say the state’s unemployment rate for March was 9.6%, up 0.6% percentage point from the February rate.
The March rate a year ago was 5.7%. The national unemployment rate for March was 8.5%, up from the February rate of 8.1%.
State Labor Commissioner James Neeley said in a released statement the unemployment rate continues on an “upward trend and economists predict Tennessee will face difficult months ahead.”
However, for the first time in several months, the state saw increases in retail trade and leisure and hospitality employment, which Neeley said were encouraging signs.
Source: WATE
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