Employment

Jobless rate falls again (01/27/12)
The county's jobless rate has dropped again -- this time falling to 8.9 percent, according to the latest preliminary numbers released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. There were 2,030 Bedford County residents to claim unemployment in December, with 20,660 working out of a labor force of 22,690. The jobless rate fell 0.4 percent from the revised figure of 9.3 percent in November...

Jobless rate down to 9.2% (12/23/11)
The jobless rate for Bedford County fell again in November to 9.2 percent, according to preliminary numbers released Thursday by the state's department of labor. Labor force estimates for Bedford County showed 20,970 employed out of a work force of 23,110, meaning that an estimated 2,140 are without a job...

New jobs in city's future (12/01/11)
There's possibly good economic news on the horizon for Shelbyville, as two local businesses are looking at expansion. Chamber of Commerce head Walt Wood gave the city council his annual briefing about economic development in Shelbyville and Bedford County, giving them a heads up about future prospects...

Jobless rate falls by 1/2 percent (09/23/11)
Bedford County's jobless rate fell half a percentage point in August to 10.6 percent, according to data released Thursday by the state. Preliminary numbers from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed that an estimated 2,500 were out of work last month, with 21,120 employed out of a labor force of 23,620...

Unemployment rate drops slightly to 11.1 percent (08/26/11)
Bedford County's jobless rate dropped almost one percent in the month of July to 11.1 percent, according to preliminary numbers released by Tennessee's Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The rate fell last month by 0.8 percentage points, with a preliminary estimate of 23,360 in the county's labor force, 20,770 employed and 2,590 without a job...

Jobless rate up to 12 percent (07/29/11)
Unemployment is Bedford County soared to 12 percent in June, preliminary figures released Thursday by Tennessee's Department of Labor and Workforce Development stated. According to labor force estimates from the state, the county had an estimated total of 2,820 persons without a job out of a workforce of 23,550, with 20,740 employed last month...

County jobless rate increases slightly (06/24/11)
Bedford County's jobless rate rose one tenth of a percentage point in May to 10.9 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the state. Numbers provided by Tennessee's Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed 20,980 persons were working out of a labor force of 23,560, with 2,580 without a job. At this time last year, Bedford County's jobless rate was 11.2 percent...

Unemployment rate shows slight increase (05/27/11)
Bedford County's jobless rate rose slightly in April to 10.9 percent, according to preliminary figures from the state's labor department. An estimated 2,530 persons were unemployed last month out of a labor force of 23,170, with 20,640 working last month...

County jobless rate falls below 11 percent (04/22/11)
The county's jobless rate has fallen to 10.8 percent for the month of March, joining most other counties in Tennessee that saw lower unemployment figures. According to preliminary figures released Thursday by the state department of Labor and Workforce Development, Bedford County has a workforce of 23,320, with 2,530 out of a job and 20,790 employed...

County's jobless rate rises 1% during January (03/15/11)
Bedford County's jobless rate leaped nearly a full percentage point in January to 11.7 percent, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the state department of labor and workforce development. The county reportedly had 2,690 persons unemployed, with 20,300 working out of a labor force of 22,990...

Unemployment rate shows slight decrease (01/30/11)
The county's jobless rate dropped slightly in December, falling to 11.3 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the state. Unemployment in Bedford County fell 0.3 percentage points last month from 11.6 percent, with an estimated 19,220 working out of a labor force of 21,670, with 2,450 reported as out of work...

County jobless rate decreases slightly during September (11/03/10)
Bedford County's unemployment rate improved very slightly in September; the preliminary unemployment rate for September was 11.4 percent, compared to a revised rate of 11.7 percent for August. Bedford County had a labor force of 22,260, with 19,720 employed and 2,540 unemployed...

Bedford jobless rate nears 12 percent (09/24/10)
Bedford County's jobless rate rose slightly last month to 11.9 percent, according to preliminary numbers released Thursday by the state department of labor and workforce development. The county had an estimated workforce of 22,200 people, with 19,570 employed and 2,630 without work...

AEDC contractor laying off 64 workers (09/11/10)
TULLAHOMA (AP) -- Sixty-four employees of the main contractor at Arnold Air Force Base / Arnold Engineering Development Center have received layoff notices. Aerospace Testing Alliance said in an e-mail statement Friday that the staff reduction is due to declining Department of Defense budgets and fewer major defense projects...

SMW job openings detailed (08/27/10)
The phones at the Tennessee Career Center on North Main Street were ringing Thursday as the announcement of 170 new jobs for Shelbyville was made. SMW Automotive said they will open a production facility this fall at the former Summit Polymers location in Airport Industrial Park...

Bedford unemployment shows sharp decrease (08/27/10)
Bedford County's jobless rate fell nearly a full percentage point in July to 11.8 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the state's department of labor and workforce development. Estimates for the county showed a labor force of 22,240 in July, with 19,610 working and 2,630 unemployed...

County jobless rate shows slight decrease (06/27/10)
The county's jobless rate fell slightly last month to 12.1 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by that state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The unemployment rate dropped only 0.1 percent since April, the preliminary numbers indicated, with a May workforce of 22,080 in Bedford County, a total of 19,410 reportedly employed and 2,670 not working...

Unemployment rate drops slightly in April (05/30/10)
The county's jobless rate dropped half a percentage point last month to 12.3 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the state's labor department. Labor force estimates for Bedford County for the month of April showed a workforce of 22,060 people, with 19,350 working and 2,710 unemployed...

Jobless rate shows slight decrease (04/23/10)
Bedford County's jobless rate dropped slightly in March to 12.8 percent, according to preliminary numbers released Thursday by the state. Figures from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed that the county had a workforce of 22,150 people, with 19,310 working and 2,840 without jobs...

County jobless rate down half percent (04/02/10)
The county's unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in February, but it still remains at a high rate of 13 percent, according to preliminary figures released by the state on Thursday. Labor force estimates for Bedford County showed that 2,850 were out of work, with 19,020 employed out of a work force of 21,870...

Unemployment up 1 percent in 1 month (03/12/10)
Bedford County's unemployment rate jumped a full percentage point in January to 13.6 percent, according to preliminary figures released Thursday. According to numbers from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the jobless rate increased in all 95 counties...

Unemployment rate up by 0.3% in county (01/29/10)
Bedford County's jobless rate rose once again in December, bringing the unemployment numbers for the county to 12.6 percent. Preliminary figures released by the state's department of labor and workforce development Thursday showed the jobless rate rose 0.3 percent last month...

Unemployment rate drops (10/27/09)
Bedford County's unemployment rate for September dropped from 12.5 percent to 12.1 percent, according to figures released by Tennessee Department of Employment Security. Bedford County had a labor force of 22,460 in September, with 19,730 employed and 2,730 unemployed...

Hardship likely to endure as economy recovers, say conference speakers (09/25/09)
MURFREESBORO -- Several speakers at the annual Middle Tennessee State University Economic Outlook Conference said key parts of the economy have stopped getting worse -- but that may still leave several years of hardship as the economy tries to climb out of the hole...

County's jobless rate rises slightly for August (09/25/09)
Bedford County's jobless rate has risen slightly to 12.5 percent for the month of August, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The rate rose 0.1 percentage point from the revised July figure of 12.4 percent unemployment for the county...

Bedford jobless rate drops by half-point (08/28/09)
Bedford County's unemployment rate dropped to 12.4 percent in July, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the state's department of Labor and Workforce Development. In June, the rate leapt 1.4 percentage points to 13 percent, but the new preliminary numbers for July means a drop of 0.6 percent for Bedford County...

Unemployment rate shows slight rise (04/28/08)
Bedford County's unemployment rate for March rose slightly to 5.8 percent, according to figures released by the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development. The county reportedly had a total work force of 22,940, with 21,610 working and 1,330 unemployed, meaning that the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percent since February...

County unemployment shows slight rise (03/29/08)
Bedford County's unemployment rate rose 0.3 percent in February to 5.7 percent, according to figures released by Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The county reportedly had a labor force of 22,990, with 21,680 working and a total of 1,310 out of work. The rate was 1.4 percent higher than this time last year, when the unemployment rate was 4.3 percent...

Tyson defends hiring practices, works with refugees (03/28/08)
Tyson Foods officials have been working with the imam of Shelbyville's Islamic mosque to bridge the cultural gap that exists between the Somali community and the rest of the public. Representatives of the company also dismissed lingering charges of Tyson hiring illegal immigrants as "myths and misconceptions."...

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