Tri-Cities employers kept the sizzle on the recovery last month. They added 1,400 new jobs – 400 when seasonally adjusted. And the region’s unemployment rate dropped below 3% for the third time in six months. Employers have been adding an… Read More ›
LABOR MARKET
City employment increasing; Johnson City has recovery status
While the Tri-Cities labor market is on a job-creation hot streak, the region’s two metro markets are experiencing uneven growth. The same thing can be found in the latest employment reports of the area’s three major cities. That report can… Read More ›
Report shows robust, but tight Tri-Cities jobs market
The Tri-Cities labor market had another strong month in February. Employers added jobs, and an upward revision of previous totals offered a more robust picture of the region’s recovery status. Unemployment claims are down for the seventh straight week. The… Read More ›
Local jobless claims decline; top job sectors for claims
There was a slight increase in new NE Tenn. unemployment claims in the latest state report while continued claims continued a five-week decline. That dovetails with a flurry of local labor market reports showing a gradually improving labor market, but… Read More ›