Unemployment in Tennessee fell to the lowest level in seven years last month, though the jobless rate in the Volunteer State remained above the U.S. average during April.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said today that April's jobless rate declined by three-tenths of a percent to 6 percent. The U.S. jobless rate for April was 5.4 percent, one-tenth of one percentage point lower than the prior month.
Tennessee's April unemployment rate is the third consecutive monthly decline and is the lowest rate since 2008.
Over the past year, Tennessee's unemployment rate decreased from 6.5 percent to 6.0 percent, while the national rate declined from 6.2 percent to 5.4 percent.
Total nonfarm employment increased 6,400 jobs from March to April. Over the past year year, nonfarm employment increased in Tennessee increased by 47,000 jobs.