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UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS ACROSS WHITEWATER VALLEY

(Whitewater Valley)--On Tuesday, Kicks 96 and The Point News reported that Wayne County’s workforce had increased in the last month.  There’s more positive economic news.  Every Whitewater Valley county has seen a significant drop in its unemployment rate this month.  Wayne County’s rate today is down to 3.5%.  That’s down more than two full points from where it was at this time last year.  Union County had the biggest local drop and is now down to just 2.9%.