New data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development shows unemployment increases in nearly all of Tennessee's 95 counties in January 2020.

Ninety-four counties experienced some level of increase during the first month of the year. Meigs County is the only county in the state where unemployment remained unchanged in January.

Unemployment rates are below 5% in 59 counties. The rate is 5% or greater, but less than 10%, in 36 counties.

Williamson County continues to have the state's lowest jobless numbers. Its new rate of 2.5% represents a 0.4 percentage point increase from December 2019, but a 0.1 percentage point decrease when comparing that figure to January 2019.

Davidson and Rutherford counties have the next lowest rates at 2.7%. Both counties saw an increase of 0.4 percentage points when compared to December, but a 0.1 percentage point decrease compared to a year ago.

Lowest Unemployment Rates:

1. Williamson County 2.5% Unemployment
2. Rutherford County 2.7% Unemployment
3. Davidson County 2.7% Unemployment