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Jobless rate down in Genesee County

By Howard B. Owens

Genesee County continues to do a bit better than the rest of the state, and the nation, on employment.

The unemployment rate for the county dropped to 6.9 percent in August, down from 7 percent in July.

New York's jobless rate hit 9 percent, however, the highest level in 26 years.

dan del plato

Where did you get this info? Online info says unemployment for Batavia is 9.5% and it's 1% higher than the national average. Chairman of federal reserve says it's 9.7% nation wide and will go higher found in this weeks Daily News. Looks like we can't even get figures straight.

Sep 18, 2009, 11:37am Permalink

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