Guilford jobless rate falls to 4.5 percent
Jobless rates fell last month in eight of 12 Triad counties, including Guilford, Alamance and Forsyth.
Statewide, nearly 75 percent of counties saw unemployment rates drop in September, as the state's overall jobless rate fell to 4.5 percent, from 4.7 percent in August.
Guilford's rate also dropped to 4.5 percent last month, with 236,604 people working and 11,225 people filing for unemployment benefits. The county had a jobless rate of 4.8 percent in August.