Over 51,000 new jobless claims filed in TN and VA last week

Nearly 52,000 first time jobless claims were filed last week in TN and VA.

The latest unemployment claims report from the US Department of Labor shows 21,417 new claims that were filed in the Volunteer state for the week ending June 6th, including 699 new claims in Northeast TN. The state’s department of labor shows as of last week, 292,234 continuous claims were filed.

First-time jobless claims across VA just reached the 30,000 mark. Both states saw a decrease in claims from the week before.

The full US Department of Labor report can be found here.

More information regarding weekly jobless claims in Tennessee can be found here.