Tennessee Lost More Than 56K Jobs In January

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The Center Square [By Jon Styf] –

Tennessee’s non-farm monthly employment went down 56,800 in January, according to the Tennessee Labor Market Report.

The report notes employment is up 3,300 year-over-year.

The employment estimates are a count of jobs by place of employment.

The news comes as Tennessee saw the county unemployment rate rise in 93 of 95 counties in January as the overall seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the state rose to 3.5% in January, below the 3.7% nationwide average.

The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the unemployment increase comes due to the end of some holiday employment.

A monthly economic analysis from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development previously stated that Tennessee’s total non-farm employment increased by 9,900 jobs in January.

Those numbers were based on seasonally adjusted numbers.

About the Author: Jon Styf, The Center Square Staff Reporter – Jon Styf is an award-winning editor and reporter who has worked in Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin, Florida and Michigan in local newsrooms over the past 20 years, working for Shaw Media, Hearst and several other companies. Follow Jon on Twitter @JonStyf.