Cumberland County’s September unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent, down 0.7 percent from August’s rate of 4.5 percent. The September 2021 rate is 3.1 percent less than the 2020 rate of 6.9 percent.
Eighty-eight of the state’s 95 counties experienced lower unemployment during the month. Rates increased in six counties in September and remained the same in one county.
Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate dropped for the fourth consecutive month in September, decreasing from 4.6% in August to 4.4%.
Unemployment across the country also ticked down in September. Nationally, the jobless rate dropped by 0.4 of a percentage point to 4.8%.