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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| Week Ending Date | Number of New Claims Filed | Continued Claims |
|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2020 | 2,702 | 16,342 |
| March 21, 2020 | 39,096 | 16,098 |
| March 28, 2020 | 94,492 | 34,570 |
| April 4, 2020 | 116,141 | 112,438 |
| April 11, 2020 | 74,772 | 199,910 |
| April 18, 2020 | 68,968 | 267,053 |
| April 25, 2020 | 43,792 | 324,543 |
| May 2, 2020 | 37,319 | 321,571 |
| May 9, 2020 | 29,308 | 325,095 |
| May 16, 2020 | 28,692 | 314,487 |
| May 23, 2020 | 26,041 | 310,126 |
| May 30, 2020 | 22,784 | 302,260 |
| June 6, 2020 | 21,417 | 292,234 |
| June 13, 2020 | 19,925 | 280,593 |
| June 20, 2020 | 21,155 | 266,596 |
| June 27, 2020 | 22,256 | 262,224 |
| July 4, 2020 | 25,843 | 256,645 |
| July 11, 2020 | 22,431 | 251,924 |
| July 18, 2020 | 25,794 | 243,405 |
| July 25, 2020 | 19,461 | 242,397 |
| August 1, 2020 | 11,690 | 224,093 |
| August 8, 2020 | 10,036 | 208,810 |
| August 15, 2020 | 13,806 | 204,726 |
| August 22, 2020 | 10,988 | 191,204 |
| August 29, 2020 | 12,035 | 184,781 |
| September 5, 2020 | 11,706 | 176,388 |
| September 12, 2020 | 10,771 | 163,791 |
| September 19, 2020 | 11,313 | 152,195 |
| September 26, 2020 | 9,802 | 138,727 |
| Claims Since March 15 | 861,741 |
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| Southeast Tennessee | New Claims | Continuous Claims |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | 456 | 7,235 |
| Bradley County | 149 | 1,913 |
| McMinn County | 52 | 879 |
| Rhea County | 50 | 551 |
| Marion County | 27 | 413 |
| Polk County | 24 | 168 |
| Grundy County | 34 | 183 |
| Meigs County | 29 | 243 |
| Bledsoe County | 21 | 112 |
| Sequatchie County | 15 | 180 |
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