County unemployment drops below 3-percent

Unemployment in Cherokee County has returned to pre-COVID-19 levels as the April State reports indicate only 293 people are unemployed in the county. The state report shows a total of 9,941 total workforce with 9,648 employed. The county had a 2.9 percent unemployment rate in April down from 3.1 in March. However, in April 2020 the local unemployment rate was at the highest ...

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