Tennessee Had 7,598 New Unemployment Claims Last Week

NASHVILLE, TN (WDEF) – New unemployment claims in Tennessee stayed below 8,000 for the fourth straight time with 7,598 last week. This is up from 7,332 the week before. Continuous claims increased with 41,310; up from 41,033. 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 1,695. Davidson County was the second highest with 1,348. Knox County had 545 new claims.

Nationally, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose by 61,000 last week to 719,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more businesses reopen, vaccines are increasingly administered and federal aid spreads through the economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of claims increased from 684,000 the week before. Though the pace of applications has dropped sharply since early this year, they remain high by historical standards: Before the pandemic flattened the economy a year ago, jobless claims typically ran below 220,000 a week.

With additional reporting from The Associated Press.

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