The unemployment rate ticked up just a bit from October to November in Yates County.
According to data released by the state Labor Department, Yates County’s jobless rate for November was 3.3 percent, up from 2.9 percent in October. Schuyler County saw its unemployment grow by almost one percent from 3.2 percent in October to 4.1 percent last month.
Ontario County reported a modest increase from 3.1 percent to 3.2 percent and Steuben County’s unemployment went up from 3.6 percent in October to 3.8 percent last month.
Unemployment in Tompkins County was the second lowest in the state, just behind Saratoga County, with 2.9 percent.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the entire state went from 4.2 percent to 4.3 percent in November.
