Tri-County Unemployment Holds Steady

NASHVILLE — The unemployment rate for November 2025 in Carroll, Henry, and Weakley counties held fairly consistent as compared to rates in September and August 2025. No data was available for October from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development due to a federal shutdown.

Tennessee recorded an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in November, September, August, and July 2025. The U.S. rate was recorded at 4.6 percent in November.

Carroll County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent in November, down from 4.3 in September, and equal to 4.2 percent in November 2024. From a labor force of 12,481, 11,951 were employed and 530 were unemployed.

Henry County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent in November, up from 4.0 percent in September and 4.0 in November 2024.

Weakley County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.0 percent in November, equal to 4.0 in September, and down from 4.2 percent in November 2024.

Tennessee has 87 counties recording unemployment less than five percent and eight counties of greater than five but less than 10 percent. No county had unemployment of 10 percent or greater.

Williamson County recorded the lowest percent of unemployment at 2.9, followed by Trousdale at 3, Sevier at 3, Rutherford at 3, and 3.1 for Cheatham, Sumner, Dickson, Wilson, Haywood, and Davidson.

Perry County had the highest percentage of unemployment at 6 percent, followed by Pickett at 5.5; Meigs at 5.4; Grundy, 5.4; Hancock, 5.2, Lauderdale, 5.2, Hardeman, 5.2; Johnson, 5.0; Benton, 4.9; and Greene, 4.8.

Just for reference, the unemployment rate was 15.8 percent in August 2009 in Carroll County.