New Tennessee Unemployment Claims Back Above 10,000

NASHVILLE, TN (WDEF) – New unemployment claims in Tennessee took a turn for the worse with numbers going above 10,000 last week. 10,847 new claims were filed; up from 7,598 the week before. This is the first time claims have been above 10,000 since the week of February 27. Continuous claims increased slightly to 41,505; up from 41,310. These numbers are from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce.

Shelby County continues to see the highest number of new claims in the state with 2,470; up from 1,695. Davidson County was the second highest with 1,722. Knox County had 689 new claims.

Nationally, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications increased by 16,000 from 728,000 a week earlier. Before the pandemic started, weekly applications typically remained below 220,000 a week.

With additional reporting from The Associated Press.

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