CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. \u2014 A new report is shedding light on unemployment rates in Tennessee.<\/p>\n
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) says that rate did not go above 5 percent as of May.<\/p>\n
The average unemployment rate for the state was 3.5 percent, according to the TDLWD.<\/p>\n
Friday we spoke with employment experts about what demographics are most affected by these rates and why.<\/p>\n
“Those over 40 are coming in and not being able to find work. And so that’s a huge issue that we’re having.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The American Job Center says it\u2019s a trend they\u2019ve seen more and more \u2014 workers older than 40 walking through their doors, only to find out they\u2019re not qualified for the jobs they\u2019re hoping to land.<\/p>\n
At Hire Quest, a Chattanooga temp agency, they\u2019re seeing a steady increase in foot traffic \u2014 more and more unemployed people coming in, hoping to get back into the workforce any way they can.<\/p>\n
“Especially within the last six to eight months, we’ve seen quite a few people come in, whether it’s from Volkswagen or different places like that, looking for an extra job or have been laid off.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Allen Ramey with Hire Quest says they put a hiring now sign up so that people know that they could find a job there.<\/p>\n
“The most that we see are probably somewhere in the late 20s to mid to late 40s, and a lot of people that come through our door are justice involved, and so some places won’t hire them because of their history.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A graph from TDLWD shows that the current unemployment rates for Chattanooga is 3.1 percent:<\/p>\n
Howard Wall, UTC Economist, says this is a trend he is noticing as well.<\/p>\n
“The percentage of people who are unemployed, is ticking up tiny bits month by month, but overall it’s still really historically low.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Wall explained how the unemployment rate locally is rising because jobs aren’t being generated as quickly as they once were, which then impacts the tax revenue for the city.<\/p>\n
“When you see like this uptick in unemployment, it’s usually like the first people are kind of at the edges of the labor market. So it’d be temp workers.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In Meigs County, TDLWD reports their unemployment rate is 4.6 percent.<\/p>\n
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