Unemployment rates for December 2025 have been released, with White County having a substantial drop in our rate. White County ended December with an unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is 0.6% less than November 2025, and 0.3% less than December 2024.
After the government shutdown last year put the Department of Labor and Workforce Development a bit behind schedule on labor force release, TDLWD is back on schedule for the foreseeable future. White County is not the only county that saw a significant drop in unemployment rate, although the state as a whole has remained constant. Tennessee’s rate remained at 3.6% in December 2025, which was the same rate as November 2025.
Putnam County saw a 0.4% drop to sit at 3.3% for the month of December. Van Buren County dropped 0.5% down to 3.1%. DeKalb County saw the same percentage drop as White County, dropping 0.6% on their rate.
With only a few exceptions, almost every single county in the state of Tennessee saw at least a little drop in their unemployment rate. The counties with the lowest rate include Williamson and Cheatham at 2.6%, and Sevier, Wilson, Rutherford, Dickson, Macon, Sumner, Knox, and Haywood all at 2.7%.
The counties with the highest rates in December include Maury at 5.7%, Lewis at 5.6%, Perry at 5.3%, and Meigs at 5.0%.
In nonfarm employment, few industries saw a full percentage change in their employment numbers. The largest changes included Mining, Logging, and Construction which dropped by 0.7%; Manufacturing which dropped 0.5%; Information which rose up by 0.6%; and Other Services which rose 0.5%.
All labor force estimates are publicly available at TDLWD’s website at tn.gov/workforce under the “Reports” section.
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