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Workers’ compensation insurance premiums are likely to decline for most TN businesses in 2022

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) announces that workers’ compensation insurance premiums are likely to decline for most Tennessee businesses in 2022 for the ninth consecutive year. Since Tennessee’s workers’ compensation system reforms began in 2014, loss cost reductions of...

Tennessee has the third best road conditions in the country


Tennessee has the third best road conditions in the country, according to a new data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The data identifies states with the highest and lowest percentage of roads deemed “acceptable” on federal infrastructure report cards. Tennessee...

Unemployment in Tennessee dropped for the fifth consecutive month

Unemployment in Tennessee dropped for the fifth consecutive month in October with the station’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reported at 4.2%. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported this was a 0.2% decrease over the previous month and 3.6% points lower than...

Tennessee’s high school graduation rate dipped for the second year in a row

Tennessee’s high school graduation rate dipped for the second year in a row, according to recently released data from the state. About 88.7% of public school students who graduated in spring 2021 did so on time, a rate that is a full percentage point down from 2020. The 1% decline pulls back nearly...