There are 10 article(s) tagged Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development:

• November 2024

  • Memphis-area workforce board boots director, appoints interim

    Sondra Howell of the Greater Memphis Chamber will be the interim director of a regional workforce development board as the program seeks to smooth out a rocky year of transition.

    By Laura Testino November 13, 2024

  • Memphis workforce development center set for relocation to Crosstown Concourse

    The American Job Center on Angelus Street, which provides free services to the Greater Memphis area, is expected to relocate to the sixth floor of Crosstown Concourse. 

    By Sophia Surrett, Laura Testino November 11, 2024

• March 2022

  • Megasite Authority approves site plan for Blue Oval City

    Ford now needs to secure an environmental permit before moving forward with site work at its planned $5.6 billion electric vehicle plant in West Tennessee.

    By Rob Moore March 11, 2022

• November 2020

  • Unemployment rates in Shelby County, Memphis rise

    Shelby County’s rate of 11% rose from 10.3% in September, making it the highest county rate in the state.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 25, 2020

• May 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog: Hospitals can resume elective surgeries

    As Gov. Bill Lee addresses the latest developments, Tennessee Department of Health announces 251 more confirmed coronavirus cases and three more deaths resulting from the disease.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2020

• April 2020

  • Expanded unemployment benefits begin with $94 million in payments

    The state also says it has opened the unemployment claims process to self-employed, freelancers and gig economy workers who are newly qualified for benefits because of the CARES Act.

    By Wayne Risher April 14, 2020

  • Tennessee reports surge in jobless claims in Memphis area

    The two-week toll in unemployment claims in Greater Memphis counties in Tennessee came to 16,903 when state officials reported regional numbers Thursday, April 2.

    By Wayne Risher April 02, 2020

• December 2019

  • Dexter Solutions to eliminate 64 jobs in Memphis

    Dexter Solutions will lay off 64 people in a permanent closure of its offices at 3493 Lamar Ave. in Memphis.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 18, 2019

• December 2018

  • Shelby County unemployment drops below 4 percent

    Shelby County’s jobless rate fell below 4 percent last month, mirroring a decrease across all of Tennessee’s 95 counties.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 27, 2018

• November 2018

  • Shelby County unemployment rates tick upward in October

    Shelby County’s unemployment rate rose slightly for the month of October, according to the most recent statistics released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 21, 2018