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CONTACT: MILISSA REIERSON
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September County Unemployment Rates
Rates show decreases in 42 counties
NASHVILLE
- Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2004
of 5.1 percent, up from the August revised rate of 4.9 percent, was released
on October 21, 2004. County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates
for September 2004, released today, show that 42 counties decreased, 43
counties increased, and 10 remained the same.
Moore County registered the state's lowest county unemployment rate at
2.5 percent, down from 3.3 in August. Houston County's rate of 14.4 percent,
up from 12.4 in August, was the state's highest.
Knox County had the state's lowest major metropolitan rate at 2.8, down
from 2.9 in August. Hamilton County was 3.5, down from 3.6 in August.
Davidson was at 3.9 percent, down from 4.0 in August, and Shelby County
was 6.2 percent, up from 6.1 in August.
NOTE: Information will be available on the Internet; enter http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/labor_figures.
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