Patrick County Jobless Rate goes to 8.7% in July 2008
August 27, 2008
Patrick County, Virginia's jobless rate went to 8.7% in July 2008, as compared to June, 2008 of 6.4%. Reported by Bill Mezger, chief economist for VEC's Economic Information Services Division.
This news was reported by the Martinsville Bulletin on August 28. 2008
Patrick County's increase is attributed to Summer furlough's.
Unemployed was 835 in July compared to 596 in June, 2008.
