Butler County's jobless rate in August fell 0.3 percentage points to 5.6%, the combined result of a smaller labor force and more people being employed.

Despite a 200-person drop in the county's labor force — which includes those working or looking for work — between July and August, roughly 100 more people were employed in August than in the prior month in Butler County, causing the drop from 5.9% to 5.6%.

The county's July jobless rate was also revised upwards, from 5.7% to 5.9%, in part due to a 300-person addition to its labor force with only a 100-person addition to its number of employed workers, according to data released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor & Industry.

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