Jobless rates drop in north country

ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – The state’s November unemployment rates are out and they show improvement for the tri-county region over last year.

In Jefferson County, the jobless rate dropped more than 1 percentage point compared to the year before. In November 2020, unemployment stood at 5.5 percent. Last month, it was 4 percent.

St. Lawrence County’s jobless rate was 4 percent last month, compared to 5.3 percent the year before.

In Lewis County, the unemployment rate went from 5.2 percent last November to 4.2 percent last month.

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