DeKalb County bucked the state unemployment trend for June, coming in as one of four counties with a decrease in the number of people out of work last month.
Non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates released last week show that the rate increased in 91 counties in June.
The four counties that decreased were Hawkins, Moore, Smith and Dekalb.
Of DeKalb’s 10,420 employable workforce, 9,350 had jobs in June, while 1,070 found themselves without work.
The unemployment rate in Dekalb stood at 10.3 percent last month, down from 10.6 percent in May.
The seasonally-adjusted rate for the state of Tennessee for June was 9.8 percent, up slightly from the May revised rate of 9.7.
The national unemployment rate for June 2011 was 9.2 percent, up from the May revised rate of 9.1 percent.
Lincoln County registered the state's lowest county unemployment rate at 6.8 percent, up from the May rate of 6.1 percent, followed by Williamson County at 7.2 percent, up from 6.6 percent.
Scott County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 20.9 percent, up from 20.7 percent in the previous month, followed by Lauderdale County at 15.7 percent, up from 14.9 percent in May.
Knox County had the state’s lowest major metropolitan rate of 8.0 percent, up from 7.4 percent in May.
Hamilton County was 9.2 percent, up from 8.2 percent the previous month.  Davidson County was 9.1 percent, up from 8.5 percent in May, and Shelby County was 11.1 percent, up from the May unemployment rate of 10.0 percent. 
“The decline in employment combined with a slight expansion in the labor force explains the higher unemployment rate,” Davis said. “This is the third month in a row in which the unemployment rate has slightly increased.”
 According to the household survey conducted by the Labor and Workforce Development department, the number of employed Tennesseans decreased by 3,200 from May to June 2011. The civilian labor force increased by 1,800, and at 3,143,900 is the highest on record.
 “The increase in employment levels over the last 12 months is still positive with more than 74 thousand jobs gained,” added Davis. “This growth rate of 2.7 percent is much higher than the national employment picture which only grew 0.2 percent from June 2010 to June 2011.”
Month-to-month increases occurred in leisure and hospitality, up 4,700 jobs; mining, logging, and construction was up 1,900; and manufacturing increased by 1,600.
Government jobs decreased by 30,800 (mostly due to local government educational service declines); educational services were down by 3,000; and administrative, support and waste services declined by 1,700.
 Year-over-year increases took place in private educational and health services, up 7,100 jobs; transportation and warehousing, up 5,500; and food services and drinking places increased by 5,300.
 Employment decreases took place in government, down 11,000; retail trade, down 2,600; and accommodation, down 2,200.