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  • Tennessee has a state unemployment rate of 9.4 percent but some counties are faring worse than others. This article provides the addresses and directions to the career centers of the top ten Tennessee counties with the highest unemployment rates. Career centers provide workers with information, computer and internet access, job advertisements and recruitment services.

    95. Perry Co. 27.3%

    Of the 95 counties in Tennessee Perry County has the highest unemployment rate at 27.3 percent.

    Tennessee Career Center at Hohenwald

    35 Smith Street

    Hohenwald, TN 38462

    Telephone: (931) 796-3319/FAX: (931) 796-1558

    If you file for unemployment benefits now, how much will you get? To answer that question you must first answer two questions: how long will you receive weekly benefits and what will be your weekly benefit amount.

    Let’s start with the weekly benefit amount calculation.

    WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT IN TENNESSEE

    The weekly benefit amount in Tennessee is calculated by taking the average gross income of the two highest earning quarters of your base period and multiplying by 0.0385.