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WAYNE COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RISES FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH

(Wayne County, IN)--Wayne County’s unemployment rate has risen for the third straight month.  According to new figures from the state, Wayne County’s rate has risen slightly and stands this morning at 3.8%.  That’s the highest it’s been since February.  The increase comes largely because 433 people have dropped out of Wayne County’s workforce in the last month.  Fayette County has Indiana’s third-highest rate at 4.3%, while Union County has the state’s third-lowest at 2.9%.