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WAYNE COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT REACHES TWO-YEAR HIGH

(Wayne County, IN)--Wayne County unemployment has reached its highest level in the last two years.  In numbers released Monday, Wayne County’s unemployment rate climbed to 3.7%.  That’s a full percentage point higher than two months ago.  The increase in the rate is due largely to the fact that the number of people in Wayne County’s labor force increased by 234.  Other area counties are seeing similar two-year highs.  That includes Fayette County, which rose to five percent unemployment.  That’s the third highest rate in the state.