Tennessee has lowest number of new unemployment claims in a week since COVID-19 shutdown began The Citizen 6 years ago During the week ending May 9, 29,308 Tennesseans filed for unemployment assistance from the government, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Source: The Daily News Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Unprecedented Unemployment Claims in TNDateMarch 27, 2020In relation toLascassasNew Tennessee unemployment claims hold steady; Nearly 185K continue filing for benefitsDateSeptember 3, 2020In relation toLascassasFederal Extended Benefits unemployment program to end Saturday for 3,000 jobless TennesseansDateOctober 30, 2020In relation toLascassas