DeKalb Jobless Rate Takes Another Dip in July

August 28, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

The unemployment situation in three-quarters of Tennessee’s 95 counties continued to improve in July following business closures earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 health emergency.

DeKalb County’s jobless rate for July was 10.3%, down from 11.5% in June but still higher than 4.8% in July, 2019.

The Labor Force in DeKalb County for July was 7,162 and 6,426 were employed. A total of 736 were unemployed.

Seventy-two counties had lower unemployment in July compared to the previous month. Rates in four counties mirrored their rates from June. Nineteen counties did experience a slight uptick in unemployment during the month.

Pickett County recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate for the month. At 6.3%, the county’s rate dropped 0.7 of a percentage point compared to June’s rate.

Williamson and Moore counties had the second-lowest unemployment rates in July. Williamson County’s rate decreased 0.3 of a percentage point to 6.4%. In July 2019, its rate was 2.9%. Moore County’s June rate of 7.5% dropped to 6.4% in July. One year ago, it was 3.5%.

Shelby County continued to have the highest unemployment rate in Tennessee. The county’s number of jobless individuals in July jumped by 1.3 percentage points to 14.4%. In July 2019, Shelby County’s rate was 4.6%.

With a rate of 12.7%, Haywood County had the second-highest rate of unemployment in the state. The new rate increased 0.9 of a percentage point when compared to the previous month. One year ago, the rate was 5.3%. Hancock County’s unemployment jumped 1.8 percentage points to 12.5% in July. In July 2019 the county had a rate of 7.3%.

When surveying unemployment in Tennessee’s three largest cities, Knoxville had the lowest rate in July, which held steady at 9.4%. Nashville’s unemployment saw a slight uptick of 0.1 of a percentage point to 12.1%. Memphis experienced the biggest increase in July. Its unemployment rate grew by 1.6 percentage points to 16.9%. In July 2019, Knoxville had a rate of 3.8%%, Nashville was at 2.9%, and the Memphis rate one year ago was 5.1%

The statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Tennessee decreased for the third consecutive month in July from 9.6% to 9.5%.

Nationally, unemployment also decreased in July. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate is 10.2%, a 0.9 of a percentage point drop from the previous month’s rate.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has a comprehensive report detailing the unemployment situation in each of the state’s 95 counties. You can access that report by clicking here.

Unemployed Tennesseans can find free job search assistance and career development opportunities at any of the more than 80 American Job Centers across the state. You can find the center nearest to you through this interactive map. Online, more than 200,000 active job listings are currently available on the state’s workforce development website.

August 28, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

Although he would not confirm whether its students or faculty or how many, Director of Schools Patrick Cripps told WJLE Friday that individuals have come forward to report symptoms or positive cases of COVID-19 among stakeholders of the school system.

“We’ve had some positive cases and we are just following Centers for Disease Control and the Tennessee Department of Health guidelines and protocols”.

Asked if schools would close because of the reports, Director Cripps said “not at this time”.

Meanwhile, in its latest report, the Tennessee Department of Health says DeKalb County (not schools) had 109 active cases as of Friday, August 28. A total of 443 confirmed or probable cases have shown up in DeKalb County since March and while there have been five deaths 329 have recovered.

August 28, 2020
By: Dwayne Page

As much as Oscar enjoys being at the DeKalb Animal Shelter, what he really needs is a forever home.

This four month old feline is the WJLE/DeKalb Animal Shelter featured “Pet of the Week”

“Oscar has been with us since he was a kitten. He was found as a stray by himself. Oscar is four months old. He is neutered and up to date on his vaccinations. He is ready to go. Oscar is super playful and he loves everyone and everything. His adoption fee is only $40. In fact we’re offering a deal through the end of September on all kittens for $40 and if you get one, you can adopt an additional kitten for $20,” said Shelter employee Emmaly Bennett.

DeKalb Animal Shelter employees Emmaly Bennett and Jennifer Angaran with Oscar from dwayne page on Vimeo.

“We are still doing everything by appointment only. Give us a call and we can walk you through that process or visit our facebook page. You can find our adoption application at dekalbanimalcoalition.org. On the adopt tab scroll all the way to the bottom to find the application and send it to our email and we will call you and schedule an appointment,” said Bennett.

The shelter, located on Transfer Station Road behind Tenneco Automotive off Highway 70 east in Smithville, has been in operation since November, 2017 under the DeKalb Animal Coalition, a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

Phone 615-597-3647 (DOGS) for more information.

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