Monday, September 26, 2016

Unemployment Numbers Rise Slightly

Statewide unemployment numbers for July are out, and it’s pretty good news for Cass County. The jobless rate did go up slightly, but it remains below five percent. The local rate in Cass County was 4.8 percent in July, compared to 4.1 percent in July of last year. Pulaski and Fulton County came in with 4.7 percent unemployment. Miami and Howard County had 4.8 percent unemployment in July. Carroll County had 4.4 percent, while White County had the lowest unemployment in our region at 3.9 percent. Statewide, the jobless rate stands at 4.5 percent.