Patrick County's unemployment rate rose slightly in November, according to a report from the Virginia Employment Commission.
The county's jobless rate dipped in October to 3.4%, the lowest it had been since December of 2000, when it was 2.9%.
Other neighboring localities reported the following jobless rates:
Henry County, 4.7% Carroll County 4.4% Floyd County 2.8%
Franklin County 3.0% Pittsylvania County 5.8%
source: The Enterprise Jan. 17th, 2007