Davidson County Unemployment Rate Holds Firm

NASHVILLE, TN — Davidson County's unemployment rate was steady at 3.1 percent in July, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.

Davidson County's rate is better than every other county in the state, tied with Williamson County. Of the ten lowest county-level figures statewide, eight were in Middle Tennessee. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)

Davidson County is tops among the state's four largest metros, besting Knoxville's Knox County (3.7 percent), Chattanooga's Hamilton County (4.1 percent) and Memphis' Shelby County (4.8 percent).

While no one is complaining about a 3.1 percent unemployment rate, that figure was at 2.1 percent earlier in the spring, though some of that can be ascribed to the fact that county-level rates are not seasonally adjusted.

“The summer months typically have higher county unemployment rates because they are not adjusted for seasonal workers,” said TDLWD Commissioner Burns Phillips. “It is a positive sign that nearly three-quarters of the counties across the state saw their unemployment rates decrease or remain the same as they were in June."

Davidson County's unemployment rate has dropped 0.8 percent since July 2016.

The state rate, reported last week, is 3.4 percent, down 0.2 percent from June's adjusted figure.

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