NASHVILLE – All but two of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported a drop in their unemployment rates in July, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).
Unemployment rates decreased from June to July in 93 counties. Obion was the only county where the rate remained the same in the month-to-month comparison, while Weakley was the only county to see an increase in unemployment.
In our listening area, Coffee County unemployment dipped from 3.8 percent in June to 3.4 percent in July and 0.7 of a percentage point better than the 4.1 unemployment rate in July of 2025.
Bedford County improved to 3.6 percent from 3.7 percent in June and 4.1 percent in July 2025. Moore County also shows 3.6 percent unemployment in July 2026, down from 3.7 percent in June.
Franklin County has the highest unemployment rate in the listening area at 3.8 percent in July 2026, better than 4.1 percent the month prior and 4.4 percent the previous year.
Eighty-nine counties recorded unemployment rates of less than 5%. The remaining six counties had rates of 5% or greater, with the highest at 5.8%
Cheatham, Sevier, Williamson, and Dickson counties recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rates for July at 2.8%. Cheatham County’s rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month, while the rates for Sevier, Williamson, and Dickson were down three-tenths of a percentage point.
Perry County recorded the state’s highest unemployment rate for July at 5.8%, down three-tenths of a percentage point from June.
Hancock County had the next-highest rate at 5.7%, which was down one-tenth of a percentage point. Weakley County followed with a rate of 5.3%, up four-tenths of a percentage point.
TDLWD has compiled an analysis of the July 2026 county unemployment data.
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