State Briefs

Unemployment rates in Tennessee remained at 3.5% for February 2023, the fifth month in a row of unchanged unemployment. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the state’s seasonally adjusted jobless number has been at or below 3.5% since January 2022. In a year-to-year comparison...

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that February tax revenues exceeded budgeted estimates. February revenues totaled $1.3 billion, which is $88.3 million more than the state received in February 2022 and $128.4 million more than the budgeted estimate...

Nearly one-third of Tennesseans plan on taking a spring break trip between March and early April, according to information collected by AAA. The organization said more families are planning trips this year than last year despite inflation. The average gas prices are down nearly a dollar from this...

Tennessee’s January unemployment rate remained unchanged from the previous three months at 3.5%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state had also recorded the same unemployment rate the previous year in January 2022. During the month, the state...

Three Tennessee airports will receive funds from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from a pot of nearly $1 billion in grants being shared among 99 airports across the country as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Memphis International Airport (MEM) will receive $14 million for...

Approximately 45% of Tennessee’s hospitals are at the risk of closure for financial reasons, according to a report commissioned by the Tennessee Hospital Association. Labor shortages, high labor costs, and the increased cost of providing care exceeding reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and...

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) honored the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) with the prestigious Pinnacle Award for Workforce Development at its 2023 Winter Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.

The national organization honors one state...

Marriage and divorce rates are down in Tennessee, following a decade-long nationwide trend. According to state data, Tennessee saw a 15% increase in marriages from 2011 to 2021 and a 23% decrease in the divorce rate in the same time frame. Tennessee has the seventh highest marriage rate per capita...

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that January state tax revenues exceeded budgeted estimates.  

Revenues for January totaled $1.9 billion, which is $212.9 million more than budgeted and 6.25% greater than revenues received in January 2022. 

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Tennessee needs at least $62.9 billion worth of public infrastructure improvements by 2026 – an increase of $1.2 billion or 2% from last year – according to a new report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR). 

This marks the seventh year in a row that...

Tennessee had the second fastest economic growth in 2022, being outpaced by Idaho according to estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  

Idaho had a 5.7% economic growth rate followed by Tennessee’s 4.5%. Following Idaho and Tennessee were Texas (4%), Florida (3.5%), Oregon (3.3%)...

Keep Tennessee Beautiful will launch their spring kick off on March 2 at Paris Landing State Park as part of 2023 Keep Tennessee Beautiful Month and the Great American Cleanup. 

The kickoff event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will feature keynote speaker John J. Deberry Jr...