According to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce. There have been 1,218,692 new claims since March of 2020. For the week July 3, claims rose from the week before from 4,970 to 6,497, a increase of 1.527 from last week. Continued claims decreased from 49,909 to 48,731, down 1,178 from last week. In Warren Co. there are 306 continued claims, up 2 from last week and 39 initial claims, down 5 from the previous week. White Co. has 138 continued claims, up 3 from last week and 18 initial claims, up 3. Van Buren has 26 continued claims and 4 initial claims.