The Unemployment Rate In The Chattanooga Area Rises In January, After The Holiday Hiring Frenzy Has Passed And The New Year Has Begun.
The cessation of seasonal labor following the Christmas holiday caused Chattanooga’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to rise to its highest level in five months in January, despite the fact that the city’s jobless rate remained at record low levels towards the end of last year. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate in the six-county Chattanooga metro area …