Dyersburg is sitting at a 3.5% unemployment rate for April, right in the thick of a tight job market that now covers most of Tennessee. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties came in under 5% unemployment, while the statewide seasonally adjusted rate held at 3.6%, and only a handful of counties stayed above that 5% line.
According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, 89 counties were below 5% unemployment in April. The department’s breakdown shows 36 counties with declines from March, 32 unchanged, and 27 with increases. Cheatham and Dickson counties shared the lowest unemployment rate at 2.6%, while Maury County posted the highest at 6.1%. The county summary went public on May 28 along with the full data set.
Dyersburg Snapshot
“Most counties saw rates decline or hold steady from the previous month,” the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development noted in its release. The Dyersburg micropolitan area, which covers Dyer County, logged a 3.5% unemployment rate in April, up 0.4 percentage points from March. The City of Dyersburg highlighted the latest figures on its official page, City of Dyersburg, TN, on Facebook.
State And National Context
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April came in at 3.6%, below the national rate of 4.3% for the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms the state figure and places Tennessee among the states with relatively low jobless rates in April. Because county-level rates are not seasonally adjusted, local numbers can bounce around more from month to month than the statewide average.
What To Watch Next
Smaller counties that are still above 5% unemployment will be the ones to watch as employers and workforce boards work on hiring and training strategies. Job seekers can look for openings and reemployment services through the state’s Jobs4TN site, while local American Job Centers offer in-person help. Officials and analysts will be keeping an eye on the next round of monthly data for signs that spring hiring spreads more evenly across the map.
For Dyersburg and much of Tennessee, the headline stays straightforward: unemployment is low by recent standards, but the gaps between counties remain. Those differences will shape how local leaders approach hiring, training, and economic development in the months ahead.
