Tennessee's unemployment rate for June was 9.8 percent, up slightly from the May revised rate of 9.7, according to Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis.

The national unemployment rate for June was 9.2 percent, up from the May revised rate of 9.1 percent.

"The decline in employment combined with a slight expansion in the labor force explains the higher unemployment rate," Commissioner Davis said.

Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent in June, up from a revised 9.8 percent in May, state Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said.