NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announces a preliminary unemployment rate for January at 5.4 percent, increasing from the revised December rate of 5.1 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for January is 4.8 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
Claimants who received unemployment benefits during 2016 are required to report that income to the Internal Revenue Service. The amount of taxable unemployment benefits a claimant received during the year can be found on the 1099-G income tax form, which is now available to claimants, both printed and electronically.
For the month of December, Davidson County has the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate at 3.6 percent, increasing from 3.5 percent the previous month. Knox County is 4.1 percent, an increase from the previous month’s 3.9 percent. The Hamilton County rate is 4.8 percent, increasing from a previous rate of 4.6 percent. Shelby County has a 5.5 percent rate, increasing from November’s 5.3 percent.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for December was 4.9 percent, increasing from the revised November rate of 4.8 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for December was 4.7 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) commissioner, Burns Phillips, announced the department has received a $5,824,000 grant from the United States Department of Labor to assist in recovery efforts following a wildfire in Sevier County last November.
NASHVILLE - The Workforce Services Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) issued a record number of Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC) to Tennessee employers during 2016.
For the month of November, Davidson County has the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate at 3.5 percent, decreasing from 3.7 percent the previous month. Knox County is 3.9 percent, a decrease from the previous month’s 4.1 percent. The Hamilton County rate is 4.6 percent, decreasing from a previous rate of 5.0 percent. Shelby County has a 5.3 percent rate, decreasing from 5.7 percent in October.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits are now available for workers in Sevier County who are dislocated as a direct result of the wildfire in Gatlinburg on November 28, 2016.
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced this evening Sevier County will receive federal aid assistance through a Presidential Disaster Declaration as the county begins its recovery from the devastating wildfires of November 28, 2016.
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for November was 4.8 percent, remaining the same as the revised October rate of 4.8 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for November was 4.6 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month.
CHATTANOOGA - Volkswagen Chattanooga today marked the beginning of series production of the Volkswagen Atlas. This marks the beginning the process of building inventory for market introduction of the Atlas in 2017.
SEVIERVILLE - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) will have its mobile American Job Center in Cocke County next week to help workers displaced by recent wildfires. Two mobile job centers are currently open and assisting workers in Pigeon Forge.
PIGEON FORGE - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development enacted an emergency action plan Wednesday in Sevier County to assist persons impacted by recent wildfires. The devastation caused by those fires closed dozens of businesses, leaving more than a thousand workers unemployed.
NASHVILLE – County unemployment rates for October 2016, released today, show the rates decreased in 80 counties, increased in seven, and remained the same in eight counties. Specific county information for October is available online:
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for October was 4.8 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from the September revised rate of 4.6 percent. The U.S. preliminary rate for October was 4.9 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.