In a slight rise for Tennessee, The U.S. Department of Labor reported 18,666 new unemployment claims filed in Tennessee and Virginia last week.According to a report from the department, 11,971 claims were filed in Virginia during the week ending on May 29 along with Tennessee’s 6,695.The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports 1,188,536 unemployment claims have been filed in the state since March 15, 2020. Then, in Northeast Tennessee, TDLWD says 398 new claims have been filed for the week ending on May 29.