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January 2014 County Unemployment Rates
Thursday, March 13, 2014 | 03:37pmNASHVILLE – County unemployment rates for January 2014, released today, show the rate decreased in 34 counties, increased in 49 counties, and remained the same in 12.
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Governor Awards $749,200 in Job Training Grants
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | 03:39pmNASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips have awarded $749,200 in job training grants to 37 companies across the state. Incumbent Worker Training grants assist employers with upgrading skills and avoiding layoffs for their employees.
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January Unemployment Rate Decreases to 7.2 Percent
Thursday, March 06, 2014 | 03:40pmNASHVILLE – Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today Tennessee’s preliminary unemployment rate for January is 7.2 percent, which is five tenths of one percentage point lower than the December revised rate. The national unemployment rate for January 2014 was 6.6 percent, down one tenth of one percentage point from December.
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Federal Unemployment Expiration Ends Need for Weekly Certifications
Friday, February 14, 2014 | 03:42pmNASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is instructing more than 18,000 Tennesseans whose federal benefits expired in January 2014 to discontinue weekly unemployment certifications. The department had asked claimants to continue weekly certifications through mid-February in the event Congress extended federal unemployment benefits called Emergency Unemployment Compensation or EUC.
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Federal Unemployment Expiration Ends Need for Weekly Certifications
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December 2013 County Unemployment Rates
Thursday, January 30, 2014 | 03:44pmNASHVILLE – County unemployment rates for December 2013, released today, show the rate decreased in 51 counties, increased in 29 counties, and remained the same in 15.
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Number of Work-Related Fatalities Sees Double-Digit Drop for Second Consecutive Year
Monday, January 27, 2014 | 03:48pmNASHVILLE – Total fatalities and days away from work as a result of injuries and illnesses were both improved, according to a workplace safety report just released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.