Following the lowest state unemployment rate in nearly 20 years, Tennessee's county unemployment rates for May 2017 have decreased in 94 counties and remained the same in 1, according to data released today by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

While the change is positive, for the first time in years Rutherford County is no longer ranked at number 3 on the list for having the third lowest unemployment rate in the Volunteer State. Rutherford County now falls in at number 6 on the list tying with Maury County, both with a 2.7 percent unemployment rate.

Williamson County still holds onto the number one spot with an unemployment rate of only 2 percent followed by Davidson County at 2.1 percent. The jobless rate in nearby Wilson County comes in at an impressive 2.2 percent.

Rhea County's 5.1 percent makes it the only area in the state with an unemployment rate above 5.0 percent in May. That figure represents a 1.5 percent drop from its revised April 2017 rate, one of the largest rate decreases for the month. The remaining 94 counties have unemployment rates of 4.8 percent or lower. Cannon County was the only area not experiencing any change.