Tennessee's June unemployment rate holds steady

Tennessee’s June unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, the same rate the state has reported for three months. The state's June 2025 rate is higher than the 3.3% recorded in June 2024. The 3.5% rate is more than half a percentage point below the national rate,  according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in June, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. A year ago, the U.S. rate also was 4.1%. Over the month, total nonfarm employment increased by 6,100 jobs. The largest gains were in the professional and business services sector, followed by the education and health services sector and the trade, transportation, and utilities sector. TDLWD has compiled a complete analysis of the June 2025 unemployment data, which is available here.