County Has Low Rate of Unemployment
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.