ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FIGURES FROM DON FENLEY’S CORE DATA, THE TRI-CITIES ADDED 500 NONFARM JOBS IN MARCH AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE INCREASED BY ONE-TENTH OF A PERCENTAGE POINT. THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. THE KINGSPORT-BRISTOL AREAS CONTINUE TO SEE SLOWER PACE GROWTH WHILE JOHNSON CITY’S METRO AREA LABOR MARKET HAS RECOVERED FROM THE RECESSION. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT DONFENLEY.COM