County unemployement is second lowest in state
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July 24, 2017

County unemployement is second lowest in state

By Mac Cordell

Economic development officials say they are busy.
Stanford told the commissioners that the most recent numbers showed Union County with an unemployment rate at 3.4 percent.
“That is the second lowest in Central Ohio with Delaware being 3.2 percent,” Stanford said.
He then explained that Union Count...

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