Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced today unemployment rates in nearly every Tennessee county remained under 5 percent during May 2018.
Williamson County had the lowest unemployment in the state with a rate of 2.1 percent, which was 0.1 of a percentage point higher than it was in April.
At 2.2 percent, Davidson County followed with the second lowest rate in the state for May. That figure represented a 0.1 of a percentage point increase from the previous month.
Rutherford County had the 3rd lowest unemployment rate at 2.3%, which tied with Wilson County.