Butler County's jobless rate fell nearly a full percentage point in October to 4.9%, aided in large part by both a smaller labor force and more people within the workforce finding a job.

Between September and October, roughly 600 people left the labor force in Butler County, according to data published Tuesday by the state Department of Labor & Industry, while 100 more workers found jobs. Both these factors led to a 0.8-percentage point drop in the county's unemployment rate, from 5.7% to 4.9%.

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