There are 2 article(s) tagged Labor Department:

• July 2020

  • Thousands of jobless claims still rolling in

    University of Memphis economist John Gnuschke said it will take years, not months, for Memphis to recover from devastating job losses caused by COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher July 16, 2020

• June 2020

  • Unemployment still double digits, but down from record 15.5%

    Tennessee gained nearly 94,000 nonfarm jobs in May, but total jobs were down nearly 266,000 from a year earlier, reflecting COVID-19's devastation of hospitality, manufacturing and services sectors.

    By Wayne Risher June 18, 2020