Today’s jobs and unemployment report provides a mixed picture of the Chattanooga MSA’s labor market: Job growth has been solid over the past twelve months, although it was essentially zero for two straight months. The unemployment rate kept steady for two months, but is half a point higher than in May of last year. Overall,…
1/4/2025: Jobs and Unemployment Release for November 2024 from the BLS for Chattanooga
Today’s jobs and unemployment report provides a mixed picture of the Chattanooga MSA’s labor market: Job growth has been strong over the past twelve months, but unemployment rose somewhat from a relatively low rate. In addition, monthly job growth was zero, which followed two months of solid growth. Overall, the data indicate that the local…