Jobless in August

In the Chattanooga region, unemployment was up in nine counties, down in nine counties and unchanged in another county during August.

Tennessee

Bradley, 4.7 percent, unchanged from the previous month

Coffee, 4.9 percent, up 0.1 percent from previous month

Hamilton, 5 percent, up 0.1 percent from previous month

Franklin, 5.7 percent, up 0.2 percent from previous month

McMinn, 5.8 percent, up 0.3 percent from previous month

Polk, 5.8 percent, up 0.1 percent from previous month

Van Buren, 5.8 percent, down 0.5 percent from previous month

Sequatchie, 6.1 percent, up 0.2 percent from previous month

Bledsoe, 6.6 percent, down 0.2 percent from previous month

Grundy, 6.6 percent, down 0.2 percent from previous month

Marion, 6.7 percent, up 0.3 percent from previous month

Meigs, 7.1 percent, up 0.2 percent from previous month

Rhea, 7.6 percent, up 0.1 percent from previous month

Georgia

Catoosa, 4.8 percent, down 0.2 percent from previous month

Dade, 5.1 percent, down 0.5 percent from previous month

Walker, 5.3 percent, down 0.3 percent from previous month

Chattooga, 6 percent, down 1.2 percent from previous month

Murray, 6.6 percent, down 0.4 percent from previous month

Whitfield, 5.7 percent, down 0.3 percent from previous month