County’s unemployment rate falls to 7.6 percent

Posted on May 2, 2014

Taylor County’s unemployment rate fell in March to 7.3 percent after two straight months at 7.6 percent.

The county’s rate jumped almost a half-percentage point in January, breaking a six-month downward trend before holding steady in February. March’s drop nearly wiped out January’s jump, leaving the unemployment rate close to December’s figure of 7.2 percent.

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