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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS JUMPS BY 316 IN LAST MONTH

(Richmond, IN)--316 Wayne County residents lost their jobs between December and January, according to newly-released state figures.  That number, combined with nearly 900 new members of the labor force, has made Wayne County’s unemployment rate jump up nearly a full percentage point in the last month to 7.2%.  But, on the good side, Fayette County dropped out of the top ten in unemployment for the first time in at least five years.