United States Department of Labor Archives - Tennessee Star

Tennessee Unemployment Claims Go Up Dramatically

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Chris Butler

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Tennessee has had an unprecedented spike in new initial unemployment claims according to data the United States Department of Labor released Thursday.