Unemployment in Tallahatchie County rose from 3.3% in November to 3.5% in December, according to estimates released Tuesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
In December, 180 Tallahatchians were unemployed, and 5,000 employed, from a labor force totaling 5,180.
In October, 170 local residents had been jobless, while 4,870 were working, among a labor force of 5,040.
December unemployment rates for some area counties, with November figures in parenthesis, are:
» Coahoma, 5.8 (5.4)
» Grenada, 3.7 (3.4)
» Lafayette, 2.5 (2.2)
» Leflore, 5.6 (5.3)
» Panola, 4.5 (4.0)
» Quitman, 5.1 (4.8)
» Sunflower, 5.2 (4.9)
» Yalobusha, 3.8 (3.3)
At 13.3%, Jefferson County had the highest unemployment rate in the state during December. Both Lafayette and Union counties posted the lowest rate of 2.5%.
