New data released minutes ago by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed the vast majority of counties in the state with unemployment rates below 5 percent. In the coverage area, all but one went up:

Rhea County – 5.5 percent (current) 4.7 percent previous

Meigs County – 5.4 percent (current) 3.9 percent previous

Cumberland County – 5.2 percent (current) 4.2 percent previous

Bledsoe County – 5.1 percent (current) 5 percent previous

Pickett County – 4.5 percent (current) 4.2 percent previous

Fentress County – 4.2 percent (current) 4.1 percent previous

McMinn County – 3.8 percent (current) 3.5 percent previous

Roane County – 3.6 percent (current) 3.5 percent previous

Morgan County – 3.5 percent (current) 3.5 percent previous

Loudon County – 3.2 percent (current) 3.1 percent previous