County unemployment rates for September 2016, released today, show the rates decreased in 21 counties, increased in 46, and remained the same in 28 counties.

Rutherford County (4%) is again ranked at number three on the list for having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state. Rutherford is directly under Williamson (3.7%) and Davidson (3.9%) Counties which are numbers one and two for having the lowest unemployment numbers in the Volunteer state.

For the month of September, Davidson County had the state's lowest major metropolitan rate at 3.9 percent, increasing from 3.8 percent the previous month. Knox County was 4.3 percent in September, unchanged from the previous month. The Hamilton County rate was 5.1 percent, increasing from 5.0 the previous month. Shelby County was 5.8 percent, unchanged from the previous month.

Tennessee's preliminary unemployment rate for September was 4.6 percent, increasing two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous month's revised rate. The U.S. preliminary rate for September was 5.0 percent, increasing one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.