Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate Remained At Three-Point-Seven Percent In January, Unchanged From December. That’s Three-Tenths Of A Percent Lower Than The National Average Of Four Percent. State Officials Say Employers Added Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Jobs Over The Past Year, With The Largest Gains In Government, Construction, And Hospitality. Between December And January, Total Nonfarm Employment Fell By Ten Thousand One Hundred Jobs, With The Biggest Losses In Education, Health Services, Food Services, And Transportation.