Low jobless rates taken with a grain of caution
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment unexpectedly dropped last week. Claims are at their lowest levels in months, suggesting the labor market remains solid as the economy is slowing. And, the latest (October’s) numbers show Oconee, Anderson, and Pickens counties with a jobless rate of two percent. As one Oconee leader sees it, “unemployment is a great problem […]
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