County Unemployment Up Slightly in Coffee County

County unemployment rates for August 2016 were released on Thursday and they show the rates decreased in 26 counties, increased in 58, and remained the same in 11 counties.
In Coffee County the unemployment rate went up slightly from 4.8 percent in July to 4.9 percent in August. Currently there are 1,220 people without a job in the county.
Bedford County went down from 5.4 to 5.3 percent.
Down in Franklin County the unemployment rate jumped from 5.5 percent to 5.7.
In Cannon County their rate went up from 4.8 percent to 4.9.
On the mountain, Grundy County fell from 6.8 percent in July to 6.6 percent in August.
Moore County had one of the state’s best rates, falling from 4.4 percent to 4.1 and Warren County dropped from 5.1 in July to 4.8 percent in August.