Lake Area Unemployment Numbers Released

Statewide unemployment for the month of October came in at 3.5 percent. Figures released by the Department of Labor indicated that there were just under 16,800 new claims filed and just over 8500 workers compensation injuries filed. Here in the Lake Area, according to the most recent figures released, unemployment in Camden County stood at 4 percent, 4.6 percent in Miller County and 4.8 percent in Morgan County.