Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Tenessee Job Losses 6th Worst

Tennessee is among 33 states that have fewer private-sector jobs today than they did 10 years ago, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Tennessee lost 147,500 private-sector positions between May 2000 and May 2010. The loss of 6.32 percent of its private-sector jobs made it the sixth-worst performance by any state.

For more, including a breakdown of all 50 states, see this article from the Nashville Business Journal

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