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NASHVILLE (April 25) — The percentage of persons unemployed in February decreased from the February rate in the tri-counties of Carroll, Henry and Weakley.
Carroll County remained steady with a unemployment percentage of 4.6 in March compared to 4.6 in February and down from the 4.8 March 2018 rate. Of the 12,180 in the labor force, 11,620 were employed and 560 were unemployed.
Henry County had slightly more unemployed at 590 persons. In March, the number of people in the labor force was 14,510 with 13,920 employed for a rate of 4.1 percent, down from the 4.2 rate one month earlier and 4.3 one year earlier.