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320 FEWER PEOPLE WORKING IN WAYNE COUNTY THAN WERE A YEAR AGO

(Wayne County, IN)--New numbers from the state released Monday show that there are 320 less Wayne County residents working today than were one year ago.   The local labor force has also shrunk by a similar number.  The latest numbers indicate that 43% of Wayne County residents of all ages currently have jobs.  Meanwhile, Wayne County broke a trend Monday.  For the first time in four months, the county’s unemployment rate dropped.  It stood Monday morning at 3.6%.