Unemployment dips slightly in Triad
The unemployment rate dipped to 5.0 percent in December from 5.1 percent in November according to seasonally adjusted figures released from the N.C. Employment Security Commission Friday.
Seasonally adjusted figures take into account fluctuations in the workforce due to holidays and other events.
The rate for the Triad is the same as last year at this time. A January report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the Guilford economy growing, but at a snail's pace. From June 2004 to June 2005, the labor force expanded by .8%, placing it 208th of the 323 largest counties.
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