County's jobless rate holds steady

By Staff
Jason Cannon, FCT Publisher
Franklin County's jobless rate held strong at 3.5-percent for the month of November.
The state jobless rate for November was 3.2 percent, matching the record low set a month earlier.
Alabama's November unemployment rate tied with South Dakota as the seventh-lowest in the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is the lowest in the Southeast.
"Alabama is witnessing an economic surge and we will continue to help existing companies expand and recruit high-paying jobs from the top companies in the nation and around the world," Gov. Bob Riley said.
Franklin County's jobless rate represents 492 out of work residents and is down .4 percent from November 2005.