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Williamson, Brentwood Unemployment Falls Sharply In April
Unemployment decreased in all 95 Tennessee counties in April with Williamson's down to a state-best 2 percent.
NASHVILLE, TN — Williamson County's unemployment fell sharply to 2 percent in April, down 0.5 percent from March's revised rate, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, and remains the state's lowest.
The unemployment rates in all 95 of the state's counties fell in April.
Of the ten lowest county-level figures statewide, nine were in Middle Tennessee.
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In Brentwood, the city-level unemployment rate is estimated at 2 percent, also down a half-point from March, and is the second-lowest figure among Tennessee cities of 25,000 people or more. Neighboring Franklin leads with 1.9 percent joblessness.
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Williamson County's unemployment rate has dropped 0.4 percent since April 2017.
The state rate, reported last week, is 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month.
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