Published: 6/22/2021

TENNESSEE'S STATEWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HELD STEADY AT 5% BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY 2021, ACCORDING TO NEWLY RELEASED DATA FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WHILE TENNESSEE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DID NOT CHANGE IN THE MONTH-TO-MONTH COMPARISON, IT WAS 4.6 PERCENTAGE POINTS LOWER THAN THE MAY 2020 RATE. THE LATEST STATISTICS SHOW TENNESSEE EMPLOYERS ADDED 5,000 JOBS BETWEEN APRIL AND MAY WITH THE LARGEST INCREASES OCCURRING IN THE PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS SERVICES, LEISURE/HOSPITALITY, AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES SECTORS. JOB SEEKERS IN TENNESSEE CAN FIND MORE THAN 255,000 OPEN POSITIONS EMPLOYERS NEED TO FILL ON THE STATE'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE, JOBS4TN.GOV.