County unemployment up second month in a row
(World News USA)

County unemployment up second month in a row By Ken Childers ONL Editor For the second month in a row, the unemployment rate for Okfuskee County has risen. According to a report released Oct. 2 by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Okfuskee County posted a rate of 4.6 percent in August, up four-tenths of one percent over August 2018’s rate of 4.2 percent. The county’s jobless rate was also up in July, marking the first increase since October 2017. In July, the rate was 4.9 percent, up slightly over July 2018 when the rate was 4.7 percent. The report shows Okfuskee County had an...