According To The U.S. Department Of Labor, There Were More Than 82-Thousand New Unemployment Claims Filed In Tennessee And Virginia Last Week. 29,308 New Claims Were Filed In Tennessee And Nearly 54,000 Were Filed In Virginia During The Week Ending On May 9th. This Marks The Fifth Week In A Row That New Unemployment Claims In Tennessee Have Declined. There Were 6,000 Fewer Claims Filed In Virginia.