Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate has remained steady at 3.7% for six consecutive months and continues to track below the national average, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD).

While county-by-county numbers have not been released, we can look back to January to see the trend that has been holding for Rutherford County.  In January,  Rutherford County had the second lowest jobless rate in the state at 3%. Broken down, the numbers within Rutherford County showed the Town of Smyrna saw its unemployment rate decline slightly by 0.1 percentage points, moving from 3% in December 2024 to 2.9% in January 2025. LaVergne maintained its 3% unemployment rate from the previous month, while Murfreesboro also remained steady at 3.1%. This means that among Rutherford County cities, Smyrna holds the lowest unemployment rate, followed by LaVergne and then Murfreesboro. The full report for February will likely paint a similar picture upon its release.

Overall, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 3.7%, the same as it has been each month since September. In February 2024, the rate was 3.1%.

Tennessee’s unemployment rate continues to remain well below the national rate, which was 4.1% in February 2025, up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month and two-tenths of a percentage point from one year ago.

Over the past year, total nonfarm employment in Tennessee increased by 19,200 jobs. The largest gains were in Government, followed by the Leisure and Hospitality sector and the Education and Health Services sector.

Between January and February, total nonfarm employment increased by 9,100 jobs. The Education and Health Services sector accounted for the biggest increases, followed by the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sector and the Leisure and Hospitality sector.