All but one of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported a drop in their unemployment rates in April, with only Unicoi County reporting an increase.
Williamson County recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate for the month at 2.2%. Johnson County in northeastern Tennessee had the state’s highest unemployment rate in April at 5.1%.
Cumberland County’s April unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, down 0.7 percent from the March rate of 4.4 percent.
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 3.5%. The U.S. rate was 4.2%.