Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed jobless numbers dropped in nearly every county in the state during March. Ninety-two of 95 counties had lower rates for the month, while the rates increased for two counties, and remained the same in one county.
Cumberland County’s March 2022 unemployment rate of 3.6 percent was down 0.8 percent from February’s rate of 4.4 percent. Last month’s rate was also down 2.3 percent from the 5.9 percent jobless rate reported in March 2022.
Nationally, unemployment also dropped in March. The seasonally adjusted rate for the United States decreased by 0.2 of a percentage point to 3.6%. The rate is down 2.4 percentage points in a year-to-year comparison.