New Tennessee Unemployment Claims Drop Below 10,000 for First Time Since March

NASHVILLE, TN (WDEF) – New unemployment claims dropped below 10,000 for the first time since March in Tennessee. There were 9,802 new claims for the week of September 26, down from 11,313 the week before. The number of continuous claims dropped to its lowest number since the first week of April with 138,727 claims. These numbers are from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce.

New Hamilton County claims dropped to 456 from 485. Shelby County continues to see the highest number of new claims in the state with 2,016. Davidson County was the second highest with 1,375 new claims and Knox County saw 549 new claims.

Statewide Data:
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