MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County’s unemployment rate rose nearly 10 percent in the month of January.

That’s according to new statistics released by the New York State Labor Department on Tuesday.

The rate is now 9.6 percent, an increase from 7.80 percent the month before.

The new rate is now above the state’s average of 8.8 percent.

 

One response to “Jobless Rate Up In Chautauqua County”

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    There’s plenty of work out there. Everywhere you look businesses are hiring so how can this be?

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