Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the vast majority of Tennessee's 95 counties experienced lower unemployment rates in September 2018, when compared to the previous month.

Rates decreased in 70 counties across Tennessee, remained the same in 15 counties, and 10 counties experienced a slight increase in unemployment.

Once again, Williamson County recorded the state's lowest unemployment rate at 2.7 percent, which represented a 0.1 of a percentage point decrease from the previous month.

With a rate of 2.9 percent, Davidson and Rutherford Counties had the second lowest rates in Tennessee. The Rutherford County rate was 0.2 of a percentage point lower than it was in August, while Davidson County experienced a 0.1 of a percentage point drop.

Highest Rate: Lauderdale County had the state's highest unemployment rate last month at 6.5 percent, but that figure still marked a 0.2 of a percentage point decrease when compared to the previous month. It was a similar situation from Bledsoe County, which had the second highest rate. In August the county had an unemployment rate of 6.2 percent, but it dropped to 5.9 percent in September.