DeKalb Jobless Rate Drops to 3.5% in February

April 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Unemployment rates dropped in counties across Tennessee including DeKalb in February, according to new data released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Each of the state’s 95 counties saw lower unemployment during the second month of 2022.

Ninety-one counties recorded a rate of less than 5% for February, while four counties had unemployment higher than 5%, but less than 10%, during the month.

DeKalb County’s rate for February was 3.5%, down from 3.8% in January and well below the February 2021 rate of 5.5%.

The DeKalb Labor Force for February was 7,805 while 7,535 were employed leaving 270 without work.

Moore County had Tennessee’s lowest unemployment rate in February. At 1.8%, its rate dropped 0.4 of a percentage point from the January rate of 2.2%. Williamson County had the state’s second-lowest rate for the month at 2%, down 0.2 of a percentage point.

Cocke County had the highest jobless rate for the month at 6.3%. While the county’s rate was the highest, its February number dropped 0.8 of a percentage point from January’s rate of 7.1%. Lake County had the next highest rate at 5.8%, which was a 0.6 of a percentage point decrease from January’s rate of 6.4%.

When calculating county unemployment rates, seasonal impacts are not factored into the rates, while the statewide unemployment data is adjusted for those occurrences.

Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.4%, a 0.1 of a percentage point drop from January’s rate of 3.5%. The new figure came in 1.6 percentage points lower than the 2021 rate of 5%.

The United States unemployment rate also dropped slightly in February. The nationwide seasonally adjusted rate inched down by 0.2 of a percentage point to 3.8%. One year ago, the national jobless rate was 6.2%.

TDLWD has many resources available to help individuals navigate the thousands of open jobs in and around Tennessee, as well as locate opportunities to improve skill sets or learn new, in-demand skills. Job seekers can find those resources in-person at an American Job Center, or online at www.TNWorkReady.com.

April 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE and participating sponsors are presenting a photo gallery of the DCHS Class of 2022 in April and May.

Graduation is set for Friday, May 13 at 7 p.m. on the DCHS football field.

Click on the link below to view the senior formals.

https://www.wjle.com/graduation-3/

A WJLE DCHS Class of 2022 Photo Gallery box also appears on the left side of the WJLE homepage and on the left side of the WJLE Local News Page that you may click to view the photos.

Once you open the page, click each photo to view a larger image. The name of the senior you select is at the bottom of the photo or you may move your mouse over the photo to view the name.

There are 157 photos in the gallery divided up 48 photos to a page. After you view page 1 be sure to click the links for pages 2-4 (top or bottom of the page) to view the remaining photos.

April 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Wildfires at several locations in DeKalb County kept firefighters busy Wednesday.

According to DeKalb County Fire Chief Donny Green, fires broke out and scorched areas off Cookeville Highway in the Cherry Hill community; on Casey’s Cove Road; and on April Drive at Four Seasons. High winds at the time also fanned the flames making fighting the blazes all the more difficult.

Although no one was injured, the fires came dangerously close to homes and other structures in some locations.

Reports of kids shooting fireworks at Cherry Hill; the burning of scrap material from new construction at Casey’s Cove Road; and the arching of a power line after winds blew a tree down on it at Four Seasons may have been the origins of the fires.

County fighters from the Brush Truck, Main Station, Cookeville Highway, Midway, and Four Seasons fire stations responded along with the Tennessee Department of Forestry and manpower from other volunteers and members of the sheriff’s department who assisted using rakes and other hand tools to help keep the fires from spreading.

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