Genesee County's unemployment rate grew to 5.3 percent from 4.9 percent in December of last year.
The increase fits the trends for Western New York. Rochester's rate went from 4.7 percent to 5.0 percent. Buffalo rose from 5.1 percent to 5.5 percent.
The rate for the GLOW region went from 5.4 percent to 5.5 percent.
There are 600 more people in Genesee County's labor force than a year ago.
The state's rate decreased from 4.7 percent to 4.6 percent.
The nation's unemployment rate is 4.1 percent.
