State Briefs

Tennessee’s December 2025 unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. The state unemployment rate has remained at 3.6% since July, though no data was recorded for October due to the government shutdown. The U.S. rate for December was 4.4%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month...

Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of December with a monthly tax growth rate of 6.09%. 

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported that total December tax revenues were $2 billion, $82.7 million more than the budgeted estimate and $116.5...

The Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) has approved nearly $9 million in federal funds to help communities across Tennessee rebuild following Hurricane Helene and other recent disasters. 

The funds are part of FEMA’s Public Assistance program, which is funded at a minimum of 75% federal...

Tennessee’s November 2025 unemployment rate was recorded at 3.6%, which has remained unchanged since July. No unemployment rate was recorded for the state in October 2025 due to a lack of data from the federal government shutdown. The 3.6% rate was also one-tenth of a percentage point lower than the...

One of Tennessee’s newest state parks just got bigger. A private donation has added 670 acres of dense forest on the Cumberland Plateau to Savage Gulf State Park near Beersheba Springs. The addition was the result of a two-year joint effort from three conservation groups – the  TennGreen Land...

Tennessee recorded a significant decline in traffic fatalities in 2025, according to year-end data released by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The Tennessee Fatality Analysis Reporting System shows 1,045 traffic fatalities statewide in 2025, down from 1,194 in 2024, a...

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced revenues for November were $1.5 billion, which is $156.1 million more than November of last year, but $49.9 million less than the budgeted estimate.  

The total growth rate for the month was 11.54%. 

General fund revenues were...

Tennessee’s September 2025 unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The release of September’s data was delayed because of the impact to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during the federal government...

Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of October.  

Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reported total October tax revenues were $1.6 billion, $48.7 million more than the budgeted estimate and $112.5 million more than October 2024. The total tax...

New signage has been installed across the Tennessee State Parks system allowing visitors to access more information about trails, including t grade of a trail, the degree of the slope on the width of a trail, and the type of surface the trail provides. The signs are aimed at improving accessibility...