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

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

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Highlights from the December 2020 Labor Force Estimates:

The Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for Tennessee increased from 5.2 percent in November 2020 to 6.4 percent in December 2020.
During the same time period, the Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate for the United States remained the same at 6.7 percent.
The unemployment rate increased in all 95 counties across the state.
Williamson County had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.2 percent.
Lake County had the highest unemployment rate at 10.6 percent.

West Tennessee counties

Benton County 7.6
Carroll County 6.9
Chester County 5.5
Crockett County 5.9
Decatur County 8.6
Dyer County 6.6
Fayette County 6.2
Gibson County 6.6
Hardeman County 8.2
Hardin County 7.2
Haywood County 7.7
Henderson County 6.4
Henry County 7.0
Lake County 10.6
Lauderdale County 8.0
Madison County 6.6
McNairy County 8.6
Obion County 7.3
Tipton County 6.4
Weakley County 5.8