Jobless Rate drops to 4.2% in Patrick County, VA-Oct. 2007
November 29, 2007
The jobless rate for Patrick County, VA was 4.2% in October, 2007. This is a drop from 4.4% in September, 2007.
Patrick County has 356 unemployed in October compared to 374 in September.
Martinsville, VA jobless rate fell by 1.2% in October, 2007, but is still the highest in the state according to figures released Wednesday by the Virginia Employment Commission. October's rate was 7.6%, with 446 people unemployed. That is a drop fr4om 8.8% for September 2007.
Henry County's unemployment rate for October was 5.5%, compared to 5.8% in September.
Source: Martinsville Bulletin, November 29, 2007
