FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014 file photo, job hunters line up for interviews at an employment fair sponsored by the New York State Department of Labor, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Associated Press-GfK poll finds Americans' views of Obama have improved slightly in the past two months, as have opinions on the direction of the country and the strength of the economy. Bump up for his handling of unemployment. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) Unemployment in Tennessee fell a tenth of a percent last month to 6.6 percent, but remained well above the U.S. jobless rate of 5.5 percent.
Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development said today that Tennessee added 60,400 jobs over the past year. Nonetheless, February's jobless rate in Tennessee was still higher than the 6.5 percent in February 2014.
Tennessee's jobless rate is one of the highest among the 50 states, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.