County jobless rate lowest in region
The jobless rate in Butler County in September remained at 5.3 percent, the lowest in the 9-county region.
The county with the most improvement during the month was Clarion County, which dropped from 7.0 percent to 6.6 percent. Four counties had decreased unemployment rates, three remained the same and two increased. Butler County in September had 5,300 unemployed, from a labor force of 98,800.
