More Jacson County residents are working. Jackson County’s unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent, down .1 percent from October. Some 19,991 were employed in the county and 739 unemployed. All 15 of the state’s metro areas experienced rate decreases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 5.9 percent, and Asheville had the lowest at 3.1 percent. The November not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 3.8 percent.
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