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EDC reports rise in unemployment; county receives housing study and approves $138,834.85 tax write-off
Summary
EDC staff told the Giles County Commission January unemployment rose to 4.4% after a state labor-force adjustment, the county received a housing study estimating a five-year need for about 727 new housing units, and the commission approved a $138,834.85 write-off of long-uncollected taxes.
The Giles County Economic Development staff reported a jump in the county unemployment rate for January — an increase tied to an annual labor-force adjustment in state data — and presented a housing study that estimates the county will need about 727 additional housing units over the next five years.
At the meeting, the EDC director said recent state data showed January unemployment at 4.4% after an annual adjustment reduced the county’s estimated labor force. The director said he had asked the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to verify the drop and noted local manufacturers had modestly reduced headcounts.
The housing study, produced by Next Move (referred to…
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