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Area unemployment picture better in 4 counties, worse in 3

Jobs picture improves in Taylor, Casey, Adair and Green Counties; slightly worse in Metcalfe, Russell, and Casey Counties

For Adair County, the unemployment rate was of 7.7% was better than the state average and only slightly above the national rate of 7.%.

In the 7-county area, the comparison looks like this:
  1. Taylor Co. unemployment, 7.3% October 2012 - Down from 8.3 Yr. Ago
  2. Casey Co. unemployment, 7.5% October 2012 - Down from 8.6% Yr. Ago
  3. Adair Co. unemployment, 7.7% October 2012 - Down from 8.4% Yr. Ago
  4. Green Co. unemployment, 7.9% October 2012 - Down from 8.4% Yr. Ago
  5. Metcalfe Co. unemployment 8.2% October 2012, Up from 7.8% Yr. Ago
  6. Russell Co unemployment, 8.9% October 2012 - Up from 7.8% Yr. Ago
  7. Cumberland Co. unemployment 9.9% October 2012, Up from 9.8% Yr. Ago
The jobs picture is better, overall, in October 2012 over the year before, statewide by a full percentage point, with unemployment declining by one percent in a year to 7.8 per cent.




This story was posted on 2012-11-20 10:50:28
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