Tennessee unemployment holds steady in January

Unemployment in Tennessee held steady in January, matching the rate from December, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the month was 3.7%, while December’s rate was revised to 3.7%. In a year-to-year comparison, statewide unemployment for January went from 3.2% to 3.7%. Tennessee continued to outperform the U.S. unemployment rate in January and was three-tenths of a percentage point below the national rate of 4%. The U.S. rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point from a month ago and is up three-tenths of a percentage point from its January 2024 rate of 3.7%. A complete economic analysis of the January 2025 statewide unemployment data is available here.