Tag: unemployment
TN Grows At Twice the National Average
Unemployment in Tennessee dropped to the lowest level in nearly nine years last month as employers across the Volunteer State added jobs at twice the national pace over the past year. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said…
Read MoreTakeaways from Last Week’s GOP Debate
You can give it this much. The Thursday night GOP debate was civil, and probably the last one, too. Rubio is done, Kasich is on vapors and Senator Ted will never stop the Trump Express. In short, The Donald didn’t…
Read More95 Million Adult Americans Not Working
The number of Americans not in the labor force last month totaled 94,103,000 — a slight improvement from the 94,446,000 not in the labor force in November–and the labor force participation rate increased a tenth of a point, with 62.6…
Read MoreRecord Levels of Unemployment Foreshadow Difficult Economic Times
A record 94,031,000 Americans were not in the American labor force last month — 261,000 more than July — and the labor force participation rate stayed stuck at 62.6 percent, a 38-year low, for a third straight month in August,…
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