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Friday, September 18, 2009 11:15 PM

Unemployment rate improves in county

By VICKIE MOSS, Herald Public Affairs Editor and the Assocated Press

Fewer people were unemployed last month in Franklin County compared to the previous month, bucking a trend across the area — and even across the nation.

Twenty-seven states saw their unemployment rates increase in August, and 14 states and Washington, D.C., reported unemployment rates of 10 percent or above.

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