U-S joblessness at 14.7%. What’s Oconee’s?
The country’s unemployment rate is now pegged at 14.7%. As predicted, the number of first-time Oconee County claimants for the week ended May 2 dropped to 485. Lower than the 1,000 figures of past COVID-19 weeks, but still high compared with pre-virus numbers when they were approaching what’s considered full employment. Oconee’s geographical neighbors for the week were 975 in […]
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