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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES IN AREA INDIANA COUNTIES

(Whitewater Valley)--After having dropped for three consecutive months, unemployment rates for Indiana counties in the Whitewater Valley have increased.  New numbers show Wayne County’s unemployment rate now stands at 3.6%.  That’s up from 3.2% the month before.  All other area counties saw a similar increase.  The number of people in Wayne County’s labor force continues to grow.  It now includes just over 30,800 people.