Jobless in November
* Tennessee's unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent * Georgia's unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 5.6 percent * The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0 percent Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Georgia Department of Labor
The jobless rate in both Tennessee and Georgia last month was 5.6 percent, or 0.6 percentage points higher than the U.S. average, according to government figures released Thursday.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said employers across the Volunteer State added 48,600 jobs over the past year, including 1,000 jobs last month. Tennessee's jobless rate in November was unchanged from October due to a seasonal increase in the labor force. But the rate remained the lowest since February 2008 in Tennessee.
Tennessee's 1.7 percent growth in employment over the past 12 months trailed the national growth rate of 1.9 percent and was also below the 2.2. percent growth rate in Georgia over the same period.
Georgia's jobless rate in November fell by a tenth of a percent to 5.6 percent - the lowest rate since March 2008, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
In Georgia, employers added 92,900 jobs over the past year, including 3,700 jobs last month.