Unemployment rates for counties in West TN - sponsored by PERSONNEL PLACEMENTS, LLC

Unemployment rates for counties in West TN – sponsored by PERSONNEL PLACEMENTS, LLC

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Highlights from the April 2020 Labor Force Estimates Report:

The Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for Tennessee increased from 3.3 percent in March 2020 to 14.7 percent in April 2020.
During the same time period, the Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for the United States increased from 4.4 percent to 14.7 percent.
The unemployment rate increased in all 95 counties across the state.
Fayette County had the lowest unemployment rate at 9.4 percent.
Sevier County had the highest unemployment rate at 29.5 percent

Benton County 14.8 percent
Carroll County 13.9
Chester County 11.0
Crockett County 10.7
Decatur County 15.0
Dyer County 14.5
Fayette County 9.4
Gibson County 12.1
Hardeman County 9.7
Hardin County 11.2
Haywood County 9.7
Henderson County 16.0
Henry County 14.7
Lake County 13.5
Lauderdale County 13.9
Madison County 14.5
McNairy County 12.5
Obion County 10.3
Tipton County 10.7
Weakley County 9.6