Jackson, TN MSA 64,640 62,050 2, Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA 229, ,310 8,

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1 Labor Force Estimates - United States & Tennessee Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 preliminary Aug. '18 revised Sep. '17 Seasonally Adjusted* Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change UNITED STATES 161,926, ,962,000 5,964, % 3.9% -0.2% 4.2% -0.5% TENNESSEE 3,253,800 3,136, , % 3.6% 0.0% 3.3% 0.3% * Tennessee and the United States are the only seasonally adjusted data on these pages. Not Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change UNITED STATES 161,958, ,191,000 5,766, % 3.9% -0.3% 4.1% -0.5% TENNESSEE 3,234,400 3,114, , % 3.8% -0.1% 3.3% 0.4% Labor Force Estimates - Combined Statistical Areas (CSA) September, 2018 pre. Aug. '18 rev. Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 452, ,840 16, Athens Micropolitan Area (McMinn Co.) Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA Cleveland, TN MSA Dalton, GA MSA Dayton Micropolitan Area (Rhea Co.) 22,590 21, , ,240 9, ,970 55,750 2, ,550 59,080 2, ,130 12, Scottsboro, AL Micropolitan Area 23,630 22, Jackson-Brownsville, TN CSA 72,550 69,550 3, Brownsville Micropolitan Area (Haywood Co.) 7,920 7, Jackson, TN MSA 64,640 62,050 2, Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA 229, ,310 8, Johnson City, TN MSA 90,320 86,640 3, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 138, ,680 5, Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA 537, ,000 18, Knoxville, TN MSA Morristown, TN MSA Newport Micropolitan Area (Cocke Co.) 418, ,270 14, ,620 49,590 2, ,710 14, Sevierville Micropolitan Area (Sevier Co.) 52,720 51,120 1, Martin-Union City, TN-KY CSA 29,860 28,430 1, Martin Micropolitan Area (Weakley Co.) 15,900 15, Union City, TN-KY Micropolitan Area 13,960 13, Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA 647, ,190 27, Forrest City, AR Micropolitan Area 8,290 7, Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 638, ,300 27, Nashville-Murfreesboro, TN CSA 1,083,410 1,050,550 32, Lawrenceburg Micropolitan Area (Lawrence Co.) Lewisburg Micropolitan Area (Marshall Co.) Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN MSA ,950 17, ,850 15, ,028, ,950 30, Shelbyville Micropolitan Area (Bedford Co.) 20, Numbers may not add due to rounding; unemployment rates use unrounded data. Produced by: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Workforce Insights, Research & Reporting Engine Division Telephone: (615)

2 Labor Force Estimates - Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 pre. Aug. '18 rev. Sep. '17 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 273, ,240 9, Hamilton County 180, ,400 6, Marion County 12,470 11, Sequatchie County 6,210 5, Georgia Portion 74,230 72,010 2, Clarksville, TN-KY MSA 113, ,100 5, Montgomery County 81,820 78,430 3, Kentucky Portion 31,310 29,680 1, Cleveland, TN MSA 57,970 55,750 2, Bradley County 50,580 48,660 1, Polk County 7,390 7, Jackson, TN MSA 64,630 62,050 2, Chester County 8,650 8, Crockett County 7,070 6, Madison County 48,910 46,940 1, Johnson City, TN MSA 90,320 86,640 3, Carter County 23,870 22,840 1, Unicoi County 7,030 6, Washington County 59,420 57,110 2, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 138, ,680 5, Hawkins County 24,020 23, Sullivan County 70,670 67,930 2, Virginia Portion 44,040 42,710 1, Knoxville, TN MSA 418, ,270 14, Anderson County 34,200 32,840 1, Blount County 61,780 59,720 2, Campbell County 14,810 14, Grainger County 9,420 9, Knox County 237, ,030 7, Loudon County 22,680 21, Morgan County 7,850 7, Roane County 23,140 22, Union County 7,370 7, Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA 638, ,300 27, Fayette County 18,830 18, Shelby County 445, ,730 19, Tipton County 28,120 26,920 1, Arkansas Portion 21,740 20, Mississippi Portion 124, ,670 4, Morristown, TN MSA 51,620 49,590 2, Hamblen County 27,490 26,410 1, Jefferson County 24,130 23, Nashville-Murfreesboro, TN MSA 1,028, ,950 30, Cannon County 6,340 6, Cheatham County 21,350 20, Davidson County 394, ,330 11, Dickson County 26,060 25, Hickman County 10,980 10, Macon County 10,870 10, Maury County 46,530 45,030 1, Robertson County 36,790 35,520 1, Rutherford County 172, ,610 5, Smith County 9,130 8, Sumner County 97,390 94,430 2, Trousdale County 4,030 3, Williamson County 120, ,740 3, Wilson County 71,640 69,420 2, Numbers may not add due to rounding; unemployment rates use unrounded data.

3 Labor Force Estimates - Micropolitan Statistical Areas Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 pre. Aug. '18 rev. Sep. '17 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change Athens (McMinn Co.) 22,590 21, Brownsville (Haywood Co.) 7,920 7, Cookeville 48,950 47,050 1, Jackson Co. 4,630 4, Overton Co. 9,700 9, Putnam Co. 34,630 33,350 1, Crossville (Cumberland Co.) 24,270 23,240 1, Dayton (Rhea Co.) 13,130 12, Dyersburg (Dyer Co.) 16,150 15, Greeneville (Greene Co.) 30,920 29,370 1, Lawrenceburg (Lawrence Co.) 17,950 17, Lewisburg (Marshall Co.) 15,850 15, Martin (Weakley Co.) 15,900 15, McMinnville (Warren Co.) 16,540 15, Newport (Cocke Co.) 14,710 14, Paris (Henry Co.) 14,100 13, Sevierville (Sevier Co.) 52,720 51,120 1, Shelbyville (Bedford Co.) 20,970 20, Tullahoma-Manchester 48,790 47,010 1, Coffee Co. 25,500 24, Franklin Co. 19,700 18, Moore Co. 3,590 3, Union City, TN-KY 13,960 13, Obion Co. 11,940 11, Kentucky portion (Fulton Co.) 2,030 1, Micropolitan Statistical Areas are a county or counties Numbers may not add due to rounding; unemployment rates use unrounded data. with an urbanized area of 10,000 to 50,000 population.

4 Labor Force Estimates - Tennessee Counties Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 pre. Aug. '18 rev. Sep. '17 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change Anderson County 34,200 32,840 1, Bedford County 20,970 20, Benton County 6,820 6, Bledsoe County 4,410 4, Blount County 61,780 59,720 2, Bradley County 50,580 48,660 1, Campbell County 14,810 14, Cannon County 6,340 6, Carroll County 12,030 11, Carter County 23,870 22,840 1, Cheatham County 21,350 20, Chester County 8,650 8, Claiborne County 12,690 12, Clay County 3,150 3, Cocke County 14,710 14, Coffee County 25,500 24, Crockett County 7,070 6, Cumberland County 24,270 23,240 1, Davidson County 394, ,330 11, Decatur County 4,590 4, DeKalb County 7,900 7, Dickson County 26,060 25, Dyer County 16,150 15, Fayette County 18,830 18, Fentress County 7,180 6, Franklin County 19,700 18, Gibson County 21,710 20,680 1, Giles County 15,690 15, Grainger County 9,420 9, Greene County 30,920 29,370 1, Grundy County 4,930 4, Hamblen County 27,490 26,410 1, Hamilton County 180, ,400 6, Hancock County 2,120 2, Hardeman County 9,310 8, Hardin County 10,470 10, Hawkins County 24,020 23, Haywood County 7,920 7, Henderson County 11,850 11, Henry County 14,100 13, Hickman County 10,980 10, Houston County 3,170 3, Humphreys County 8,960 8, Jackson County 4,630 4, Jefferson County 24,130 23, Johnson County 7,570 7, Knox County 237, ,030 7, Lake County 1,820 1, To see maps of state, metropolitan area, and county unemployment rates, go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site: This site will be updated with state data on 10/19/2018 and with metro/county data on 11/16/2018.

5 Labor Force Estimates - Tennessee Counties (cont.) Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 pre. Aug. '18 rev. Sep. '17 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change Lauderdale County 9,490 8, Lawrence County 17,950 17, Lewis County 5,080 4, Lincoln County 16,450 15, Loudon County 22,680 21, Macon County 10,870 10, Madison County 48,910 46,940 1, Marion County 12,470 11, Marshall County 15,850 15, Maury County 46,530 45,030 1, McMinn County 22,590 21, McNairy County 8,490 8, Meigs County 5,080 4, Monroe County 20,030 19, Montgomery County 81,820 78,430 3, Moore County 3,590 3, Morgan County 7,850 7, Obion County 11,940 11, Overton County 9,700 9, Perry County 3,320 3, Pickett County 2,490 2, Polk County 7,390 7, Putnam County 34,630 33,350 1, Rhea County 13,130 12, Roane County 23,140 22, Robertson County 36,790 35,520 1, Rutherford County 172, ,610 5, Scott County 8,350 7, Sequatchie County 6,210 5, Sevier County 52,720 51,120 1, Shelby County 445, ,730 19, Smith County 9,130 8, Stewart County 5,210 4, Sullivan County 70,670 67,930 2, Sumner County 97,390 94,430 2, Tipton County 28,120 26,920 1, Trousdale County 4,030 3, Unicoi County 7,030 6, Union County 7,370 7, Van Buren County 2,070 1, Warren County 16,540 15, Washington County 59,420 57,110 2, Wayne County 6,130 5, Weakley County 15,900 15, White County 12,080 11, Williamson County 120, ,740 3, Wilson County 71,640 69,420 2, Numbers may not add due to rounding; unemployment rates use unrounded data. County Unemployment Rate Change: County Unemployment Rate Range: (August, 2018 to September, 2018) (September, 2018) Rate decreased in 70 counties Rate is less than 5.0% in 79 counties Rate increased in 10 counties Rate is 5.0% or greater, but less than 10.0% in 16 counties Rate remained the same in 15 counties Rate is 10.0% or greater in 0 counties Rate is 20.0% or greater in 0 counties

6 Labor Force Estimates - Tennessee Cities * Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 pre. Aug. '18 rev. Sep. '17 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate Rate Change Rate Change Bartlett 31,180 30, Brentwood 22,060 21, Bristol 11,960 11, Chattanooga 85,590 82,340 3, Clarksville 60,660 58,000 2, Cleveland 20,850 20, Collierville 25,590 24, Columbia 17,880 17, Cookeville 14,060 13, Franklin 43,340 42,190 1, Gallatin 18,800 18, Germantown 20,100 19, Hendersonville 32,430 31, Jackson 32,270 30,870 1, Johnson City 31,400 30,240 1, Kingsport 22,850 21, Knoxville 95,830 92,540 3, LaVergne 19,060 18, Lebanon 15,030 14, Maryville 13,620 13, Memphis 297, ,470 14, Morristown 11,530 11, Mount Juliet 18,270 17, Murfreesboro 75,340 73,020 2, Nashville 394, ,330 11, Oak Ridge 14,250 13, Smyrna 27,070 26, Spring Hill 20,900 20, *Cities have a population of more than 25,000. Numbers may not add due to rounding; unemployment rates use unrounded data. Lowest County Unemployment Rates Highest County Unemployment Rates Sep. pre. Sep. pre. Rank County Rate (%) Rank County Rate (%) 1 Williamson Co Lauderdale Co Davidson Co Bledsoe Co Rutherford Co McNairy Co Cheatham Co Rhea Co Sevier Co Obion Co Sumner Co Hancock Co Wilson Co Haywood Co Trousdale Co Hardeman Co Knox Co Houston Co Dickson Co Grundy Co. 5.2

7 Labor Force Estimates -- August 2018 (revised) Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 Unemp. Unemp. (seasonally adjusted) Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate (%) Counties Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate (%) United States 161,776, ,542,000 6,234, Henderson County 11,940 11, Tennessee 3,255,900 3,139, , Henry County 14,210 13, Hickman County 10,950 10, (not seasonally adjusted) Houston County 3,170 2, United States 161,909, ,539,000 6,370, Humphreys County 9,020 8, Tennessee 3,239,800 3,116, , Jackson County 4,620 4, Jefferson County 24,170 23, Metropolitan Statistical Areas Johnson County 7,630 7, Chattanooga 273, ,260 10, Knox County 238, ,260 7, Clarksville 112, ,650 5, Lake County 1,830 1, Cleveland 57,990 55,660 2, Lauderdale County 9,570 8, Jackson 64,900 62,220 2, Lawrence County 17,950 17, Johnson City 89,740 85,960 3, Lewis County 5,060 4, Kingsport-Bristol 138, ,490 5, Lincoln County 16,500 15, Knoxville 419, ,550 15, Loudon County 22,680 21, Memphis 641, ,000 28, Macon County 10,820 10, Morristown 51,720 49,630 2, Madison County 49,120 47,110 2, Nashville-Murfreesboro 1,027, ,030 31, Marion County 12,510 11, Marshall County 15,850 15, Counties Maury County 46,460 44,940 1, Anderson County 34,280 32,870 1, McMinn County 22,720 21, Bedford County 20,990 20, McNairy County 8,520 8, Benton County 6,880 6, Meigs County 5,100 4, Bledsoe County 4,370 4, Monroe County 20,070 19, Blount County 61,860 59,740 2, Montgomery County 81,800 78,240 3, Bradley County 50,600 48,580 2, Moore County 3,540 3, Campbell County 14,820 14, Morgan County 7,880 7, Cannon County 6,320 6, Obion County 12,030 11, Carroll County 11,940 11, Overton County 9,670 9, Carter County 23,720 22,650 1, Perry County 3,310 3, Cheatham County 21,300 20, Pickett County 2,520 2, Chester County 8,700 8, Polk County 7,400 7, Claiborne County 12,680 12, Putnam County 34,270 32,920 1, Clay County 3,190 3, Rhea County 13,210 12, Cocke County 14,980 14, Roane County 23,200 22,170 1, Coffee County 25,600 24, Robertson County 36,700 35,420 1, Crockett County 7,080 6, Rutherford County 172, ,370 5, Cumberland County 24,510 23,470 1, Scott County 8,350 7, Davidson County 394, ,690 11, Sequatchie County 6,210 5, Decatur County 4,640 4, Sevier County 54,470 52,850 1, DeKalb County 7,950 7, Shelby County 447, ,210 20, Dickson County 26,060 25, Smith County 9,100 8, Dyer County 16,100 15, Stewart County 5,230 4, Fayette County 18,820 18, Sullivan County 70,690 67,910 2, Fentress County 7,210 6, Sumner County 97,300 94,240 3, Franklin County 19,730 19, Tipton County 28,260 26,990 1, Gibson County 21,780 20,740 1, Trousdale County 4,030 3, Giles County 15,690 15, Unicoi County 6,990 6, Grainger County 9,430 9, Union County 7,380 7, Greene County 31,080 29,510 1, Van Buren County 2,070 1, Grundy County 4,870 4, Warren County 16,700 16, Hamblen County 27,550 26,430 1, Washington County 59,040 56,680 2, Hamilton County 181, ,270 6, Wayne County 6,200 5, Hancock County 2,120 2, Weakley County 15,810 15, Hardeman County 9,280 8, White County 12,110 11, Hardin County 10,540 10, Williamson County 119, ,460 3, Hawkins County 24,050 23,020 1, Wilson County 71,560 69,290 2, Haywood County 7,990 7, Numbers may not add due to rounding; unemployment rates use unrounded data.

8 Labor Force Estimates - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Areas Release: 1:30 PM CT on 10/25/2018 September, 2018 preliminary Unemp. Rate (%) Rate Unemp. Rate (%) Rate Labor Force Employed Unemployed Sep. Aug. Change Labor Force Employed Unemployed Sep. Aug. Change WIOA 1 168, ,880 6, WIOA 8 400, ,630 13, Carter 23,870 22,840 1, Cheatham 21,350 20, Johnson 7,570 7, Dickson 26,060 25, Sullivan 70,670 67,930 2, Houston 3,170 3, Unicoi 7,030 6, Humphreys 8,960 8, Washington 59,420 57,110 2, Montgomery 81,820 78,430 3, Robertson 36,790 35,520 1, WIOA 2 205, ,350 8, Stewart 5,210 4, Claiborne 12,690 12, Sumner 97,390 94,430 2, Cocke 14,710 14, Williamson 120, ,740 3, Grainger 9,420 9, Greene 30,920 29,370 1, WIOA 9 643, ,260 18, Hamblen 27,490 26,410 1, Davidson 394, ,330 11, Hancock 2,120 2, Rutherford 172, ,610 5, Hawkins 24,020 23, Trousdale 4,030 3, Jefferson 24,130 23, Wilson 71,640 69,420 2, Sevier 52,720 51,120 1, Union 7,370 7, WIOA , ,130 4, Giles 15,690 15, WIOA 3 237, ,030 7, Hickman 10,980 10, Knox 237, ,030 7, Lawrence 17,950 17, Lewis 5,080 4, WIOA 4 217, ,580 8, Marshall 15,850 15, Anderson 34,200 32,840 1, Maury 46,530 45,030 1, Blount 61,780 59,720 2, Perry 3,320 3, Campbell 14,810 14, Wayne 6,130 5, Cumberland 24,270 23,240 1, Loudon 22,680 21, WIOA , ,270 4, Monroe 20,030 19, Chester 8,650 8, Morgan 7,850 7, Decatur 4,590 4, Roane 23,140 22, Hardeman 9,310 8, Scott 8,350 7, Hardin 10,470 10, Haywood 7,920 7, WIOA 5 302, ,050 11, Henderson 11,850 11, Bledsoe 4,410 4, Madison 48,910 46,940 1, Bradley 50,580 48,660 1, McNairy 8,490 8, Hamilton 180, ,400 6, Marion 12,470 11, WIOA , ,260 6, McMinn 22,590 21, Benton 6,820 6, Meigs 5,080 4, Carroll 12,030 11, Polk 7,390 7, Crockett 7,070 6, Rhea 13,130 12, Dyer 16,150 15, Sequatchie 6,210 5, Gibson 21,710 20,680 1, Henry 14,100 13, WIOA 6 107, ,570 4, Lake 1,820 1, Bedford 20,970 20, Lauderdale 9,490 8, Coffee 25,500 24, Obion 11,940 11, Franklin 19,700 18, Tipton 28,120 26,920 1, Grundy 4,930 4, Weakley 15,900 15, Lincoln 16,450 15, Moore 3,590 3, WIOA , ,800 20, Warren 16,540 15, Fayette 18,830 18, Shelby 445, ,730 19, WIOA 7 110, ,870 4, Cannon 6,340 6, WIOA Total 3,234,510 3,114, , Clay 3,150 3, Numbers may not add due to rounding. DeKalb 7,900 7, Fentress 7,180 6, Jackson 4,630 4, Macon 10,870 10, Overton 9,700 9, Pickett 2,490 2, Putnam 34,630 33,350 1, Smith 9,130 8, Van Buren 2,070 1, White 12,080 11,

9 Labor Force Estimates - Economic & Community Development Regions September, 2018 preliminary Unemp. Rate (%) Rate Unemp. Rate (%) Rate Labor Force Employed Unemployed Sep. Aug. Change Labor Force Employed Unemployed Sep. Aug. Change Northeast TN Upper Cumberland 225, ,280 9, , ,970 6, Carter 23,870 22,840 1, Cannon 6,340 6, Greene 30,920 29,370 1, Clay 3,150 3, Hancock 2,120 2, Cumberland 24,270 23,240 1, Hawkins 24,020 23, DeKalb 7,900 7, Johnson 7,570 7, Fentress 7,180 6, Sullivan 70,670 67,930 2, Jackson 4,630 4, Unicoi 7,030 6, Macon 10,870 10, Washington 59,420 57,110 2, Overton 9,700 9, Pickett 2,490 2, East TN Putnam 34,630 33,350 1, , ,320 20, Smith 9,130 8, Anderson 34,200 32,840 1, Van Buren 2,070 1, Blount 61,780 59,720 2, Warren 16,540 15, Campbell 14,810 14, White 12,080 11, Claiborne 12,690 12, Cocke 14,710 14, Northern Middle TN Grainger 9,420 9, ,043,980 1,011,890 32, Hamblen 27,490 26,410 1, Cheatham 21,350 20, Jefferson 24,130 23, Davidson 394, ,330 11, Knox 237, ,030 7, Dickson 26,060 25, Loudon 22,680 21, Houston 3,170 3, Monroe 20,030 19, Humphreys 8,960 8, Morgan 7,850 7, Montgomery 81,820 78,430 3, Roane 23,140 22, Robertson 36,790 35,520 1, Scott 8,350 7, Rutherford 172, ,610 5, Sevier 52,720 51,120 1, Stewart 5,210 4, Union 7,370 7, Sumner 97,390 94,430 2, Trousdale 4,030 3, Southeast TN Williamson 120, ,740 3, , ,730 11, Wilson 71,640 69,420 2, Bledsoe 4,410 4, Bradley 50,580 48,660 1, Northwest TN Grundy 4,930 4, , ,470 5, Hamilton 180, ,400 6, Benton 6,820 6, Marion 12,470 11, Carroll 12,030 11, McMinn 22,590 21, Crockett 7,070 6, Meigs 5,080 4, Dyer 16,150 15, Polk 7,390 7, Gibson 21,710 20,680 1, Rhea 13,130 12, Henry 14,100 13, Sequatchie 6,210 5, Lake 1,820 1, Obion 11,940 11, Southern Middle TN Weakley 15,900 15, , ,160 7, Bedford 20,970 20, Southwest TN Coffee 25,500 24, , ,270 4, Franklin 19,700 18, Chester 8,650 8, Giles 15,690 15, Decatur 4,590 4, Hickman 10,980 10, Hardeman 9,310 8, Lawrence 17,950 17, Hardin 10,470 10, Lewis 5,080 4, Haywood 7,920 7, Lincoln 16,450 15, Henderson 11,850 11, Marshall 15,850 15, Madison 48,910 46,940 1, Maury 46,530 45,030 1, McNairy 8,490 8, Moore 3,590 3, Perry 3,320 3, Greater Memphis Wayne 6,130 5, , ,590 22, Fayette 18,830 18, Lauderdale 9,490 8, Shelby 445, ,730 19, Tipton 28,120 26,920 1, Total 3,234,510 3,114, , Numbers may not add due to rounding.

10 Highest County Unemployment Rates Rank County Lauderdale Bledsoe McNairy Rhea Obion Hancock Haywood Hardeman Houston Grundy Sep, 2018 Pre. Rate (%) Sevier Hawkins Loudon Cumberland Overton Smith Coffee Blount Claiborne Hancock Monroe Sullivan Jefferson Roane Union Carter Clay Macon Maury Perry Putnam Stewart Cannon Lewis Giles Anderson Bledsoe Bradley Carroll Chester Fentress Grainger Grundy Hardin Knox McMinn Morgan Scott Warren Wayne Van Buren Hamilton Polk State of Tennessee Wilson Houston Sumner Robertson Lincoln White Hamblen Williamson Davidson Dickson Jackson Fayette Hardeman Franklin Bedford Rhea Washington Unicoi Haywood McNairy Gibson Hickman Marion Campbell Benton Henderson Madison Crockett Tipton Shelby Greene Dyer Lake DeKalb Rutherford Johnson Henry Weakley Lowest County Unemployment Rates Rank County Williamson Davidson Rutherford Cheatham Sevier Sumner Wilson Trousdale Knox Dickson Sep, 2018 Pre. Rate (%) Decatur Pickett Cocke Lauderdale Cheatham Trousdale Meigs Obion Moore Sequatchie Sevier