Economic Indicators Updated

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Tennessee initial unemployment claims, single-family home permits, and unemployment rate dropped in May, sales tax collections and nonfarm employment gained, and average weekly hours and earnings were unchanged from April. See graphs for the state and 10 MSAs at Tracking Tennessee's Economy.

Sales Tax Collections

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State sales tax collections climbed 5.1% in December over the year after seasonal adjustment, the largest increase since June 2012.

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Tennessee January Sales Tax Collections

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Sales tax collections continue to climb, up 7.4% for Tennessee over the year. Seven of 10 metro areas in the state show increases of 6.0% or more.