Jobless Rate Jumps 1.3 Percent In Cannon County

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NASHVILLE — Cannon County recorded an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent for the month of June 2010.

That number presents a 1.3 percent increase over May, when the jobless rate was 8.3 percent. However, it's still down considerably from June 2009, when the rate was 14.4 percent.

Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 10.1 percent, down three-tenth of a percentage point from the May rate of 10.4 percent. The national unemployment rate for June 2010 was 9.5 percent.

County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for June 2010, released today, show that the rate decreased in 17 counties, increased in 72 counties and remained the same in six counties.

Lincoln County registered the state's lowest county unemployment rate at 6.8 percent, up from 6.6 percent in May. Scott County had the state's highest unemployment rate at 20.9 percent, up from 19.6 percent in May, followed by Marshall County at 16.7 percent, up from 16.6 percent in May.

Knox County had the state's lowest major metropolitan rate of 7.8 percent, up from 7.7 percent in May. Davidson County was 9.1 percent, up from 8.9 percent in May. Hamilton County was 9.1 percent, up from 8.6 in May, and Shelby County was 10.6 percent, up from 10.0 in May.
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