The U.S. Department Of Labor Is Reporting 74,480 New Unemployment Claims Were Filed In Tennessee And Virginia Last Week. New Claims In Tennessee Declined By 2.1 Percent. 28,000 Claims Were Filed In Tennessee And 45-Thousand Were Filed In Virginia During The Week Ending May 16th. This Marks The Sixth Week In A Row That Unemployment Claims In The State Have Declined. In Virginia, The DOL Reports A Decrease Of 63-Hundred New Claims Filed Week-Over-Week.