County unemployment numbers for December 2014 show the rate decreased in 20 counties, increased in 64 counties, and remained the same in 11 counties.
Coffee County went down from 5.7 to 5.6 percent.
Warren County’s unemployment rate for December was 6.5 percent, a slight increase from the November rate of 6.4. Grundy County went from 7.6 to 8.2 percent. Cannon County went from 5.4 to 5.6 percent. Bedford County dropped from 6% to 5.9. Franklin County went up slightly from 5.5 to 5.6%. Moore County jumped upwards from 4.8% to 5.7.
Lincoln County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 4.4 percent, while Scott County had the highest at 13.1 percent.