Tennessee slightly sheds jobs for 8th month in row, inflation at 3.4%

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 411

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The state’s top economic advisor at the University of Tennessee isn’t concerned yet, even as job numbers show that, for the eighth month in a row, the number of people employed in the state has slightly dropped.

Tennessee’s economy has experienced year-over-year job growth since an initial spike in unemployment at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Then in 2022, the state experienced a few months of job losses, but still managed …

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