There are fewer people with jobs and fewer people without jobs in Genesee County, according to labor statistics released this afternoon.
The Department of Labor reports that in February, 27,200 residents in Genesee County had jobs, compared to the same month a year prior when 27,500 had jobs.
At the same time, the number of residents without jobs dipped from 2,200 to 1,900 over the same period.
The county's unemployment rate dropped 7.3 percent to 6.6 percent.
Meanwhile, the number of jobs in the county remained unchanged at 21,800. That number was 21,300 in 2013 and the most recent historical high for February comes from 2008, when there were 22,400 jobs reported.
The state's unemployment rate is 6.4 percent and the nation's is 5.8, both better than a year ago.
Erie County's rate is 6.1, Monroe is 6.5.
In the GLOW region, Livingston is 6.0, Orleans, 7.8 and Wyoming 8.0.
these statistics are not
these statistics are not facts because they dont count those unemployed who dont show up on the book
Mary - Those statistics *are*
Mary - Those statistics *are* facts, and there are data points to back them up.
Now, do they tell the whole story? Probably not...as you noted, the statistics do not include folks who have stopped looking for work.
I'm not criticizing your observation that the unemployment numbers being reported don't reflect the economic situation - nothing to criticize there. I just wanted to point out that those items you stated were not factual were indeed facts, just not all the facts.
;-)