Cumberland County’s April 2022 unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, the same as March. The rate is down 0.9 percent from the county’s April 2021 rate of 4.5 percent.
Nearly every county in Tennessee had unemployment rates below 5% in April. Perry County was the only county with a rate above 5% and its April number came in at 5.1%. Unemployment rates decreased in 12 Tennessee counties in April. Sixty counties did experience slight increases in their rates for the month, while jobless numbers remained unchanged in 23 counties. Across Tennessee, unemployment remained at a historic low in April. March’s record-breaking rate of 3.2% bested the previous record of 3.3% and held steady into April.
The national unemployment rate also remained unchanged in April at 3.6%. One year ago, the national rate came in at 6%.