Rutherford County is ranked at number six in the state for the second month in a row for having the 6th lowest unemployment rate. Rutherford County has a 3.4% unemployment rate which is tied with Cheatham and Sumner Counties.

The latest unemployment rate increased in each of Tennessee's 95 counties in June 2017, according to data released today by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

The county unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted, whereas the state unemployment rate is modified to account for seasonal fluctuations. "We've seen this type of increase in the June county unemployment rates every years since the state started keeping records in 1976," said TDLWD Commissioner Burns Phillips.

The county rates take into account seasonal workers who are temporarily out of work. Between May and June, education service jobs were down by 35,100. These are custodians, bus drivers and other school support staff who are not working during the summer months.

June is also typically the month when recent high school and college graduates enter the workforce and have yet to find employment, adding to the jobless count across the state.

Overall, Davidson County has the state's lowest major metropolitan rate at 3.1 percent, an increase from 2.1 percent during the prior month. Knox County's rate is 3.7 percent, rising from 2.5 percent in May. Hamilton County rose from its previous month's rate of 2.8 to 4.1 percent. Shelby County has an unemployment rate of 4.9 percent, an increase from May's 3.4 percent.