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AREA UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO LOWEST LEVELS IN MORE THAN A YEAR

(Wayne County, IN)--Wayne County’s unemployment rate has dropped for the third consecutive month.  Not only that…it is also now at the lowest level it has been since December of 2023.  According to new numbers from the state, Wayne County’s unemployment rate stands today at just 3.2%.  All other area counties showed a similar drop.  Union County’s rate is a miniscule 2.1%.  That’s its lowest rate since September of 2022.  And, in Fayette County, the rate has dropped for six consecutive months.  Back in November of last year, it was 6.6%.  Currently, it stands at 3.5%.