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St. Lawrence County unemployment rises half percent to 6.1 percent for November

Posted 12/22/15

After dropping from 5.9 percent in September to 5.6 percent in October, the unemployment rate for St. Lawrence County in November rose to 6.1 percent, according to the latest figures from the state …

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St. Lawrence County unemployment rises half percent to 6.1 percent for November

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After dropping from 5.9 percent in September to 5.6 percent in October, the unemployment rate for St. Lawrence County in November rose to 6.1 percent, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Labor.

That is still much lower than the 6.9 percent posted in November 2014.

About 500 fewer people were reported to be working in St. Lawrence County in November, 44,700, than were working in October, 45,200, but the November rate is about 600 more at work than in November 2014.

About 2,900 people were reported to be out of work and collecting unemployment benefits in the county in November, about 200 more than in October, but lower than the 3,300 reported by the DOL in November last year.

To our east in Franklin County, the November unemployment rate was 5.9 percent, up from October’s rate of 5.6, and in Jefferson County to our west, the unemployment rate reportedly jumped to 6.5 percent in November from October’s rate of 5.7 percent.

In Franklin County in November, there were 18,800 people on the job and 1,200 on benefits compared with 19,200 working and 100 fewer on the dole in October.

In Jefferson County, 42,500 were working in November, compared with 42,700 in October; receiving benefits were 2,900 in November and 2,600 in October.

The highest unemployment rate in the state in November was in Hamilton County, where the Department of Labor reports the jobless rate jumped to 9.1 percent.