By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – There’s good news and not-so-good news about the region’s labor market. So far this year, it’s continuing robust job creation. In fact, non-farm jobs are at a record high and the unemployment rate is… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities economy adds 5,200 new jobs in 2022
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local job creation machine may have run out of gas during the last quarter, but last year was the region’s best non-farm job performance in 28 years. Employers added a little over 5,200… Read More ›
Tri-Cities adds 100 jobs in Nov. – labor force performance anemic
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Employers added 100 jobs in November, many of them in sectors hardest hit during the pandemic. So far this year, the Tri-Cities area economy has been adding an average of 345 jobs a month…. Read More ›
Tri-Cities economy adds 700 new jobs, growth rate slows
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local labor market is losing some momentum. But it’s so slight it hasn’t caused a ripple in the local economy. Employers added 700 seasonally adjusted jobs in September, according to the Bureau of… Read More ›
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