Chattanooga’s jobless rate fell during February from its recession high reached at the start of the year, the state labor agency said today.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said unemployment in the 6-county metropolitan Chattanooga area fell by 0.2 percent in February to 9.8 percent. Chattanooga’s jobless rate remained below the statewide average of 10.2 percent but was higher than the comparable U.S. jobless rate for February of 8.9 percent, the department said.
Unemployment also declined in February in metropolitan Cleveland, Tenn., from 10.6 percent in January to 10.4 percent in February, according to records.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.