Genesee County's unemployment rate was reported at below 5 percent for the third straight month, with a July number of 4.7 percent.
The July rate is the lowest its been for the midsummer month since 2007, when the rate was 4.1 percent.
The 2015 figure is lower than a year ago when the rate was 5.0.
In all, the labor department currently lists 1,500 local residents without jobs and 17,800 with jobs.
The department also reports a total of 24,000 non-farm jobs in the county, up slightly from the previous July when there were 23,800 jobs reported. There were 24,400 jobs reported in the county in June.
The lowest recorded unemployment rate for July since 1990 is 3.4 percent. The highest jobs number for July since is 24,600 in 2008.
I would be interested to know
I would be interested to know the average annual salary (pay) for the 24,400 jobs in the county.