Tennessee’s February unemployment rate was half a percentage point lower than the previous month. Fewer people out of work, coupled with continued job growth in the state, have created a problem for many Tennessee employers.
“As the state’s unemployment rate continues to decline, employers are telling us they’re having a difficult time finding workers,” Commissioner Burns Phillips said. We encourage employers to post their job openings on the Jobs4tn.gov web site and to search there for workers to fill those jobs as they will find over 133,000 job seekers currently registered.
In Coffee County 1,040 people are unemployed and currently Jobs4tn.gov has 3,738 available in south central Tennessee, this includes Coffee County.
County unemployment rates for February 2016, released today, show the rates decreased in 93 counties, increased in one, and remained the same in one county.
In Coffee County the unemployment rate dropped from 4.7% in January to 4.2% in February. In neighboring counties; Bedford County fell from 4.9 to 4.4, Cannon County dropped from 4.7% to 4.3%, Franklin County came down from 4.5 in January to 4.2 in February, Grundy County went from 6.5% to 6%, Moore has one of the best rates in the state at 3.4 falling from 3.7% last month and Warren County fell from 4.6 to 4.3%.
Unemployment Numbers and Jobs
