Hopkins County continues to have the lowest rate of unemployment in the area according to the latest stats released Monday. The Hopkins County unemployment rate was 6.3% in December. That compares with a 6.5% rate the month before and a 6.8% figure one year earlier. 1,120 people were listed as unemployed in Hopkins County last month. Unemployment across the entire Northeast Workforce Development Area in December was 8.1%. The State unemployment rate was 7.2% in December.