Tenn October Jobless Rate Unchanged at 9.4 Percent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's unemployment rate for October was 9.4 percent, unchanged from September.

The comparable national figure was 9.6 percent.

State Labor Commissioner James Neeley said Thursday that job increases are becoming much more diverse across industries with the private sector mostly showing job growth in the past year.

There were job increases in October in trade, transportation, utilities, professional & business services and local government educational services.

Major employment decreases occurred in leisure and hospitality, nondurable goods manufacturing and federal jobs.