June 2012 County Unemployment Rates
RATE INCREASES IN ALL 95 COUNTIES
NASHVILLE – County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for June 2012, released today, show the rate increased in all 95 counties.
Specific county information is available on the Internet; enter http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/labor_figures/LaborForceEstimates_June12.pdf
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for June rose to 8.1 percent, up from the May revised rate of 7.9 percent. The national unemployment rate for June 2012 was 8.2 percent, unchanged from May.
The state unemployment rate is seasonally adjusted while the county unemployment rates are not. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical technique that eliminates the influences of weather, holidays, the opening and closing of schools, and other recurring seasonal events from economic time series.
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Lowest County Unemployment Rates |
Highest County Unemployment Rates |
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1. Williamson County 2. Lincoln County 3. Knox County 4. Loudon County 5. Wilson County 6. Blount County 7. Davidson County 8. Sumner County 9. Rutherford County 10. Robertson County |
5.9% 5.9% 6.7% 6.8% 7.0% 7.0% 7.3% 7.3% 7.4% 7.5% |
95. Scott County 94. Obion County 93. Lauderdale County 92. Weakley County 91. Van Buren County 90. Pickett County 89. Dyer County 88. Hancock County 87. Perry County 86. Hardeman County |
18.5% 14.8% 13.5% 13.2% 13.2% 13.0% 12.9% 12.9% 12.8% 12.5% |
Knox County had the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate of 6.7 percent, up from 6.0 percent in May. Davidson County was 7.3 percent, up from 6.7 percent the previous month. Hamilton County was 8.3 percent, up from 7.4 percent, and Shelby County was 9.7 percent, up from the May unemployment rate of 8.8 percent.
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County Unemployment Rate Range |
June 2012 |
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Rate less than 5.0% |
0 counties |
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Rate is 5.0% or greater, but less than 10.0% |
47 counties |
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Rate is 10.0% or greater |
48 counties |
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Rate is 20.0% or greater |
0 counties |
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