The unemployment rate continues to drop in Cannon County. According to figures released last week from the State, Cannon County’s unemployment rate for the month of October is 6.8 percent. That is down one tenth of a percentage point from September’s 6.9 percent. Out of an estimated 6620 in the Cannon County workforce, 6170 are employed while 450 are unemployed. Figures show that at the same point in 2011, the County’s unemployment rate was 7.7 percent. Neighboring counties increased their respective unemployment rates one tenth of a percentage point from September. Coffee County’s unemployment rate is 7.4 percent, Dekalb is 7.6, Warren 8.7, Wilson is at 6.3. Rutherford County dropped to 6.1 percent. Tennessee’s unemployment rate overall for October is 8.2 percent.
