(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News)
Cumberland County’s March unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.6 percent, up 0.1 percent from February and a 0.2 percent increase from March of last year.
Most of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced minor increases in jobless rates in March. Statewide, seasonally adjusted unemployment inched up 0.1 of a percentage point to 5% in March.
Nationally, unemployment dropped 0.2 of a percentage point to 6%.