Unemployment Ticks Slightly Up In March After Two Months Of Lows
Published: April 16th, 2010
By: Melissa deCordova

NORWICH – Chenango County’s unemployment statistics in March improved over the past two months when record highs were reported.

The county’s jobless rate was 9.9 percent in March, down from 10.5 in February and 10.4 in January, according to a report Thursday from the New York State Labor Department office in Binghamton. The previous record high, 10.3 percent, was set back in 1994.

Last month’s figure compares to 9.8 percent unemployment in March of 2009.

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